"retribute" meaning in English

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          "text": "to retribute someone for their kindness",
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          "text": "retribute to him, so far as calm reason and conscience dictate, what is proportionate to his transgression",
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        "To pay back; to give in return, as payment, reward, or punishment; to requite."
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          "sense": "to give in return",
          "word": "retribuir"
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      "ipa": "/ˈɹɛtɹɪbjuːt/"
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      "sense": "to give in return",
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