reciprocate
[ ri-sip-ruh-keyt ]
/ rɪˈsɪp rəˌkeɪt /
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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
First recorded in 1605–15; from Latin reciprocātus, past participle of reciprocāre “to move back and forth”; see -ate1
OTHER WORDS FROM reciprocate
re·cip·ro·ca·tive, re·cip·ro·ca·to·ry [ri-sip-ruh-kuh-tawr-ee], /rɪˈsɪp rə kəˌtɔr i/, adjectivere·cip·ro·ca·tor, nounnon·re·cip·ro·cat·ing, adjectiveun·re·cip·ro·cat·ing, adjectiveDictionary.com Unabridged
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British Dictionary definitions for reciprocate
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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