reciprocate
[ ri-sip-ruh-keyt ]
/ rɪˈsɪp rəˌkeɪt /
verb (used with object), re·cip·ro·cat·ed, re·cip·ro·cat·ing.
to give, feel, etc., in return.
to give and receive reciprocally; interchange: to reciprocate favors.
to cause to move alternately backward and forward.
verb (used without object), re·cip·ro·cat·ed, re·cip·ro·cat·ing.
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Origin of reciprocate
1605–15; < Latin reciprocātus past participle of reciprocāre to move back and forth. See reciprocal, -ate1
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British Dictionary definitions for reciprocative
reciprocate
/ (rɪˈsɪprəˌkeɪt) /
verb
to give or feel in return
to move or cause to move backwards and forwards
(intr) to be correspondent or equivalent
Derived forms of reciprocate
reciprocation, nounreciprocative or reciprocatory, adjectivereciprocator, nounWord Origin for reciprocate
C17: from Latin reciprocāre, from reciprocus reciprocal
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