English Explanatory Dictionary

retribute

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To pay back; to give in return, as payment, reward, or punishment; to requite.

Pronunciation

/ˈɹɛtɹɪbjuːt/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-retribute.wav

Word forms

retribute retributes retributing retributed

Etymology

Latin retributus, past participle of retribuo (“to retribute”); prefix re- + tribuo (“to bestow, assign, pay”). See tribute.

Related words

retribution

Derived words

retributer
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