The meaning of RETRIBUTE is to pay back : give in return : requite.

The earliest known use of the adjective retribute is in the late 1600s. OED's earliest evidence for retribute is from 1673, in the writing of Francis ...

retribute (third-person singular simple present retributes, present participle retributing, simple past and past participle retributed) To pay back; to give in ...

verb To pay back; to give in return, as payment, reward, or punishment; to requite. To retribute one for his kindness. To retribute just punishment to a ...

7 дней назад · relating to, or intended to be, deserved and severe punishment: retributive action/justice. There is speculation that his killing might have been retributive.

retribute · come back at · even the score · get back at · get even · payback · stick it to · take satisfaction · take vengeance · venge.

5 нояб. 2024 г. · The meaning of RETRIBUTIVE is of, relating to, or marked by retribution. How to use retributive in a sentence.

retribute (rɪˈtrɪbjuːt; ˈrɛtrɪˌbjuːt) vb (tr) to give back (a payment, reward, punishment, etc) or to give in return for something.

deserved and severe punishment: They fled because they feared retribution for the genocide. She was asked whether a civilian government should seek retribution.