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- Dictionaryreciprocate/rɪˈsɪprəkeɪt/
verb
- 1. respond to (a gesture or action) by making a corresponding one: "the favour was reciprocated" Similar
- 2. (of a part of a machine) move backwards and forwards in a straight line: "when you're shooting most semi-automatic handguns, the slide reciprocates as part of the firing cycle"
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RECIPROCATE definition: 1. to share the same feelings as someone else, or to behave in the same way as someone else: 2. If…. Learn more.
reciprocate implies a mutual or equivalent exchange or a paying back of what one has received. reciprocated their hospitality by inviting them for a visit. retaliate usually implies a paying back of injury in exact kind, often vengefully. the enemy retaliated by executing their prisoners.
RECIPROCATE meaning: 1. to share the same feelings as someone else, or to behave in the same way as someone else: 2. If…. Learn more.
To reciprocate is to do something in response to an action in a way that corresponds or is somehow equivalent to that action. This is often positive. For example, when you are shown affection by a loved one, you can reciprocate by showing affection back.
You reciprocate when you return a favor, return a compliment, or respond "the same to you" to the angry guy in the car you just passed. In short, you react to an action, statement, or emotion by mirroring it.
reciprocate. ( rɪˈsɪprəˌkeɪt) vb. 1. to give or feel in return. 2. to move or cause to move backwards and forwards. 3. ( intr) to be correspondent or equivalent. [C17: from Latin reciprocāre, from reciprocus reciprocal] reˌciproˈcation n. reˈciprocative, reˈciproˌcatory adj. reˈciproˌcator n.
verb. If your feelings or actions towards someone are reciprocated, the other person feels or behaves in the same way towards you as you have felt or behaved towards them. He reciprocated the party leader's good wishes. [VERB noun] Their attraction to each other as friends is reciprocated. [VERB noun]
[transitive, intransitive] to behave or feel towards somebody in the same way as they behave or feel towards you. reciprocate something Her passion for him was not reciprocated. They wanted to reciprocate the kindness that had been shown to them. He smiled but his smile was not reciprocated.
See synonyms for: reciprocate reciprocated reciprocates reciprocating on Thesaurus.com verb (used with object), re·cip·ro·cat·ed, re·cip·ro·cat·ing. to give, feel, etc., in return.
RECIPROCATE meaning: to do something for someone because they have done something similar for you. Learn more.
