quies-, -quiet-, -quit-

1. Something that has a calming or soothing effect: After years of working as a professor in his university, Dr. Gregory is looking forward to having a quietus during his retirement with his wife.
2. A final discharge from life or entering death; that is, to die: At the age of 95, Samuel had a quietus while he was sleeping.
3. Etymology: from Latin, quietus, past participle of quiescere, "to rest"; from quies, "quiet, rest". © ALL rights are reserved.

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Signs that too often depict misinformation: silence quotes.

May he [or she] rest in peace.

This R.I.P. symbol is used on tombstones, cards of mourning, etc. The plural form is Requiescant in pace, "May they rest in peace." The abbreviation, R.I.P. is used for both the singular and the plural applications.

Capable of being compensated or reimbursed: Mary was happy to have a requitable loan which she repaid the next month.

An action done in response, repayment, or retaliation for some other act that was done previously: The police officer expressed a positive requital of praise for the woman who warned him that someone was sneaking up behind him with a club and a different requital of hitting the villain and arresting that person for trying to attack him. © ALL rights are reserved.

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1. To return in kind, or to pay back, for a kindness or for a harm that someone has done: Mark is planning to requite the paper boy with a bonus for his reliable delivery for over a year without ever missing even one day.
2. To pay a person back for a service performed: Sharon and Mike requited the waiter with no tip for his poor service. © ALL rights are reserved.

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