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retribute

Pronunciation: /ˈɹɛtɹɪbjuːt/

The English word “retribute” has 1 meaning listed here.

verb

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

Etymology

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

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