• (v. t.) 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.
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Re·trib'ute transitive verb [ Latin
retributus , past participle of
retribuere 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...
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