requite Copy link Outline 1. penso, 1 (to counter-balance)2. rĕpendo, di, sum, 3 (to weigh back)3. rĕpōno, 3 • requite: 1. penso, 1 (to counter-balance): to r. kindness with kindness, p. beneficia beneficiis, Sen. Ben. 3, 9, 3: to r. evil with good, p. maleficia benefactis, Liv. 37, 1, ad init. 2. rĕpendo, di, sum, 3 (to weigh back): is this the dowry wherewith thou r.st the preservation of thy daughter's life? hac vitam servatae dote rependis? Ov. M. 5, 15. 3. rĕpōno, 3: v. return, repay. Phr.: he can neither r. faithful nor unfaithful friends, neque fidis amicis neque infidis gratiam referre potest, a ter Cic. Am. 15, 53: to r. an injury, injuriae vicem exsolvere, Tac. H. 4, 3: r. me according to my deserts, redde vicem meritis, Ov. Am. 1, 6, 23: you could not r. him, non poteras referre vicem, id. A. A. 1, 370: to r. any one, retribuere vicem alicui, Lact. 6, 18: ye Gods, r. the Greeks with like sufferings! Di, talia Graiis instaurate! Virg. Aen. 6, 530.