reciprocate
verb (used with object)
to give, feel, etc., in return.
has reciprocated
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present perfectof reciprocate (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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L.A. has reciprocated by sending our visionaries to Salzburg, where director Peter Sellars and conductor Esa-Pekka Salonen, for instance, have been given the license and means to inspire a reinvention of musical and theatrical thinking.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
I don’t think Tennessee has reciprocated its end of the deal over the last number of years.
From Fox News ● Sep. 16, 2021
The president has reciprocated, mentioning Cook in dozens of public statements in the three years since he was elected.
From The Verge ● Nov. 20, 2019
Trump has reciprocated this week, paying respects to Bush on Twitter, in person at the Capitol and through other gestures.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 5, 2018
Having finished with the old sealer, who has reciprocated his quaint mode of salutation, he extends it to the other three whites, one after the other.
From The Land of Fire A Tale of Adventure by Mayne Reid
