retribute en · VERB
Pronunciation
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- /ˈɹɛtɹɪbjuːt/
Etymology
Latin retributus, past participle of retribuo (“to retribute”); prefix re- + tribuo (“to bestow, assign, pay”). See tribute.
Meanings
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To pay back; to give in return, as payment, reward, or punishment; to requite.
retribute to him, so far as calm reason and conscience dictate, what is proportionate to his transgression
1691, [John Locke], Some Considerations of the Consequences of the Lowering of Interest, and Raising the Value of Money. […], London: […] Awnsham and John Churchill, […], published 1692, →OCLC:to retribute someone for their kindness
to retribute just punishment to a criminal
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| retributes | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| retributing | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| retributed | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| retributed | Tense=Past | lexicographic |
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Translations (2)
es retribuir (to give in return) · pt retribuir (to give in return)