| Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition. 1995. |
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| VERB: | 1. To exact revenge for or from: avenge, pay back, pay off, redress, requite, vindicate. Informal : fix. Archaic : wreak. Idioms: even the score, get back at, get even with, pay back in kind (or in one's own coin) , settle (or square) accounts, take an eye for an eye. See FORGIVENESS. 2. To give compensation to: compensate, indemnify, pay, recompense, redress, reimburse, remunerate, requite. See PAY. 3. To give back, especially money: refund, reimburse, restitute. See PAY. 4. To make as income or profit: bring in, clear, draw, earn, gain, gross, net2, pay, produce, realize, return, yield. See MONEY. 5. To give a satisfactory return to: compensate, indemnify, pay, recompense, remunerate, requite, reward. See PAY.
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