retribute

verb /ˈɹɛtɹɪbjuːt/

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

   to retribute someone for their kindness

Where it comes from

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

Adapted from the Wiktionary entry retribute (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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