retribute

== English == === Etymology === Latin retributus, past participle of retribuo (“to retribute”); prefix re- + tribuo (“to bestow, assign, pay”). See tribute. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɹɛtɹɪbjuːt/ === Verb === retribute (third-person singular simple present retributes, present participle retributing, simple past and past participle retributed) To pay back; to give in return, as payment, reward, or punishment; to requite. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== retribution ==== Translations ==== === References === “retribute”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. === Anagrams === butterier == Latin == === Participle === retribūte vocative masculine singular of retribūtus