- past participle of reciprocate.
- past tense form of reciprocate.
reciprocated
Americanadjective
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given, done, or felt in return.
When I greeted the lady who walked by my house every morning, she looked right through me as if I were invisible, with no reciprocated response.
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given and received, or equally engaged in, by both parties; mutual.
In its most developed form, love occurs within a reciprocated relationship with another person.
When he created his export business, his mission was to build a reciprocated trust within an honest and sustaining working relationship with artisans.
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Feeling like your generosity is not being reciprocated or even appreciated is frustrating.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 17, 2026
That clemency was reciprocated when the retreating raiders were caught by determined Mohawk forces led by Lawrence, north of Lake Champlain.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
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
Unaware that her tender feelings are reciprocated, Mary begins talking about birds, as one does.
From Salon ● Jun. 25, 2026
Zlata then reciprocated by passing the baton to the Freedom Writers.
From "The Freedom Writers Diary" by The Freedom Writers
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