verb (transitive) to give back (a payment, reward, punishment, etc) or to give in return for something.

Retributed definition: Simple past tense and past participle of retribute..

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 ...

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

Verb. retribute (third-person singular simple present retributes, present participle retributing, simple past and past participle retributed)

1. recompense, reward 2. the dispensing or receiving of reward or punishment especially in the hereafter 3. something given or exacted in recompense

noun requital according to merits or deserts, especially for evil. Synonyms: repayment, recompense, retaliation Antonyms: pardon

relating to, or intended to be, deserved and severe punishment: retributive action/justice. There is speculation that his killing might have been retributive. What is the definition of... · Retributively · Définition en anglais

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