Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to retribute
Participle: retributed
Gerund: retributing
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | retribute |
| you | retribute |
| he;she;it | retributes |
| we | retribute |
| you | retribute |
| they | retribute |
Perfect
| I | have retributed |
| you | have retributed |
| he;she;it | has retributed |
| we | have retributed |
| you | have retributed |
| they | have retributed |
Past
| I | retributed |
| you | retributed |
| he;she;it | retributed |
| we | retributed |
| you | retributed |
| they | retributed |
Pluperfect
| I | had retributed |
| you | had retributed |
| he;she;it | had retributed |
| we | had retributed |
| you | had retributed |
| they | had retributed |
Future
| I | will retribute |
| you | will retribute |
| he;she;it | will retribute |
| we | will retribute |
| you | will retribute |
| they | will retribute |
Future Perfect
| I | will have retributed |
| you | will have retributed |
| he;she;it | will have retributed |
| we | will have retributed |
| you | will have retributed |
| they | will have retributed |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | retribute |
| you | retribute |
| he;she;it | retribute |
| we | retribute |
| you | retribute |
| they | retribute |
Perfect
| I | have retributed |
| you | have retributed |
| he;she;it | have retributed |
| we | have retributed |
| you | have retributed |
| they | have retributed |
Imperfect
| I | retributed |
| you | retributed |
| he;she;it | retributed |
| we | retributed |
| you | retributed |
| they | retributed |
Pluperfect
| I | had retributed |
| you | had retributed |
| he;she;it | had retributed |
| we | had retributed |
| you | had retributed |
| they | had retributed |
Conditional
Present
| I | would retribute |
| you | would retribute |
| he;she;it | would retribute |
| we | would retribute |
| you | would retribute |
| they | would retribute |
Perfect
| I | would have retributed |
| you | would have retributed |
| he;she;it | would have retributed |
| we | would have retributed |
| you | would have retributed |
| they | would have retributed |
Imperative
| you | retribute |
| we | Let's retribute |
| you | retribute |
Verbs conjugated like 'retribute'
abacinate,
abalienate,
abase,
abate,
abbreviate,
abdicate,
abduce,
aberrate,
aberuncate,
abirritate,
abjudge,
abjudicate,
abjugate,
abjure,
ablactate,
ablaqueate,
able,
ablegate,
abligate,
abnegate, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'retribute'
attribute,
reattribute,
tribute,
contribute,
deattribute,
distribute,
metricate,
rebribe,
rebrobate,
recontribute,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
Latin retributus, past participle of retribuo (“to retribute”); prefix re- + tribuo (“to bestow, assign, pay”). See tribute.
Sample Sentences
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to retribute someone for their kindness
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to retribute just punishment to a criminal
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retribute to him, so far as calm reason and conscience dictate, what is proportionate to his transgression [1691, [John Locke], Some Considerations of the Consequences of the Lowering of Interest, and Raising the Value of Money. […], London: […] Awnsham and John Churchill, […], published 1692, →OCLC:]