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retributed

retributed is the simple past and past participle of retribute.

Meaning of retribute

Verb

retribute (third-person singular simple present retributes, present participle retributing, simple past and past participle retributed)

  1. To pay back; to give in return, as payment, reward, or punishment; to requite.
    • to retribute someone for their kindness

Questions about retributed

What is retributed the simple past and past participle of?
Retributed is the simple past and past participle of retribute.

Words near retributed in the dictionary

  1. retribalize
  2. retribalized
  3. retribalizes
  4. retribalizing
  5. retribute
  6. retributed
  7. retributer
  8. retributers
  9. retributes
  10. retributing
  11. retribution

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Adapted from Wiktionary: retributed (page history and authors); retribute (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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