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Grammar : Noun
Spell : ri-kwahyt-l
Phonetic Transcription : rɪˈkwaɪt l



Definition of requital

Origin :
  • 1570s, from requite + -al (2).
  • noun revenge
Example sentences :
  • Is this your requital for the part I have borne amongst you?
  • Extract from : « The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. II (of II) » by Charles James Lever
  • Her affections may be bestowed where they shall meet no requital.
  • Extract from : « The Young Maiden » by A. B. (Artemas Bowers) Muzzey
  • But it awoke no association there, and ‘Thank you, my dear,’ was the only requital.
  • Extract from : « Hopes and Fears » by Charlotte M. Yonge
  • This requital, so unexpected, was more dreadful to her than the scaffold.
  • Extract from : « Madame Roland, Makers of History » by John S. C. Abbott
  • The third concrete moral idea is that of equity, or requital.
  • Extract from : « Outlines of Educational Doctrine » by John Frederick Herbart
  • The natural demand is that the requital shall be adequate to the deed.
  • Extract from : « Outlines of Educational Doctrine » by John Frederick Herbart
  • The days of visitation have come, have come the days of requital.
  • Extract from : « The Expositor's Bible: The Book of the Twelve Prophets, Vol. I » by George Adam Smith
  • How is it possible to help a city that makes such a requital to those who save her?
  • Extract from : « Callias » by Alfred John Church
  • I craved for nothing but the just requital of my own passion.
  • Extract from : « Confession » by W. Gilmore Simms
  • His requital was a pistol shot in the shoulder from the treacherous Swede.
  • Extract from : « A Book of Golden Deeds » by Charlotte M. Yonge

Synonyms for requital

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