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retributing

retributing is the present participle and gerund 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 retributing

What is retributing the present participle and gerund of?
Retributing is the present participle and gerund of retribute.

Words near retributing in the dictionary

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

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Adapted from Wiktionary: retributing (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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