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retributes

retributes is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 retributes

What is retributes the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Retributes is the third-person singular simple present indicative of retribute.

Words near retributes in the dictionary

  1. retribalizing
  2. retribute
  3. retributed
  4. retributer
  5. retributers
  6. retributes
  7. retributing
  8. retribution
  9. retributional
  10. retributionary
  11. retributionism

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Adapted from Wiktionary: retributes (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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