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/ˈɹɛtɹɪbjuːt/ · verb
To pay back; to give in return, as payment, reward, or punishment; to requite..
to retribute someone for their kindness
to retribute just punishment to a criminal
retribute to him, so far as calm reason and conscience dictate, what is proportionate to his transgression
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Retribute means To pay back; to give in return, as payment, reward, or punishment; to requite..
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The opposite depends on the specific sense.
to retribute someone for their kindness
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