Word: retributing
Part of speech: Verb
Syllables: re
tri
bu
ting
Definition: Present participle of retribute. To pay back; to give in return, as payment, reward, or punishment; to requite.
Morphemes:
Affix: retribute
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To pay back; to give in return, as payment, reward, or punishment; to requite.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: re-
Language: la
Decoded: re-
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: back, backwards
Affix: tribuo
Language: la
Decoded: tribuo
Meaning: I bestow, assign, pay
Affix: -ing
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form present participles of verbs.