"retribute" meaning in English

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  "etymology_text": "Latin retributus, past participle of retribuo (“I retribute”); prefix re- + tribuo (“I bestow, assign, pay”). See tribute.",
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      "form": "retributes",
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  "pos": "verb",
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          "text": "to retribute someone for their kindness",
          "type": "example"
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          "text": "to retribute just punishment to a criminal",
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        "To pay back; to give in return, as payment, reward, or punishment; to requite."
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        [
          "pay back",
          "pay back"
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          "requite",
          "requite"
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        {
          "word": "retribution"
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          "code": "pt",
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          "sense": "to give in return",
          "word": "retribuir"
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɹɛtɹɪbjuːt/"
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  "word": "retribute"
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  "etymology_text": "Latin retributus, past participle of retribuo (“I retribute”); prefix re- + tribuo (“I bestow, assign, pay”). See tribute.",
  "forms": [
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      "form": "retributes",
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        "singular",
        "third-person"
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    {
      "form": "retributing",
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        "participle",
        "present"
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  "pos": "verb",
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        {
          "text": "to retribute someone for their kindness",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "to retribute just punishment to a criminal",
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          "requite",
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      "sense": "to give in return",
      "word": "retribuir"
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