Requited

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Requite \Re"quite"\ (r?-kw?t"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Requited};
     p. pr. & vb. n. {Requiting}.] [Pref. re- + quit.]
     To repay; in a good sense, to recompense; to return (an
     equivalent) in good; to reward; in a bad sense, to retaliate;
     to return (evil) for evil; to punish.
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           He can requite thee; for he knows the charma
           That call fame on such gentle acts as these. --Milton.
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           Thou hast seen it; for thou beholdest mischief and
           spite, to requite it with thy hand.      --Ps. x. 14.
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     Syn: To repay; reward; pay; compensate; remunerate; satisfy;
          recompense; punish; revenge.
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