Retribute

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

  Retribute \Re*trib"ute\, v. t. [L. retributus, p. p.
     ofretribuere to retribute; pref re- + tribuere to bestow,
     assign, pay. See {Tribute}.]
     To pay back; to give in return, as payment, reward, or
     punishment; to requite; as, to retribute one for his
     kindness; to retribute just punishment to a criminal. [Obs.


     or R.] --Locke.
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