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Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic въздати (vŭzdati). By surface analysis, воз- (voz-) +‎ дать (datʹ).

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возда́ть (vozdátʹpf (imperfective воздава́ть)

  1. (dated or literary) to render, to do (something) in recognition of something
    возда́ть до́лжноеvozdátʹ dólžnojeto render tribute, to give (somebody or something) their due
    возда́ть по́честиvozdátʹ póčestito give honors to, to pay homage to (+ dative)
  2. (literary, figurative) to repay, to reward, to recompense (+ instrumental of thing repaid)
    возда́ть добро́м за злоvozdátʹ dobróm za zloto repay good for evil, to repay evil with good

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