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reciprocate
re·cip·ro·cate R0083500 (rĭ-sĭp′rə-kāt′)v. re·cip·ro·cat·ed, re·cip·ro·cat·ing, re·cip·ro·cates v.tr.1. To give or take mutually; interchange: The friends reciprocated favors.2. To show, feel, or give in response or return: They opened their hearts to her, and she reciprocated their affection.v.intr.1. To give and take something mutually.2. To make a return for something given or done.3. To move back and forth alternately: a power saw that reciprocates.
[Latin reciprocāre, reciprocāt-, to move back and forth, from reciprocus, alternating; see reciprocal.]
re·cip′ro·ca′tive adj.re·cip′ro·ca′tor n.reciprocate (rɪˈsɪprəˌkeɪt) vb1. to give or feel in return2. to move or cause to move backwards and forwards3. (intr) to be correspondent or equivalent[C17: from Latin reciprocāre, from reciprocus reciprocal] reˌciproˈcation n reˈciprocative, reˈciproˌcatory adj reˈciproˌcator nre•cip•ro•cate (rɪˈsɪp rəˌkeɪt)
v. -cat•ed, -cat•ing. v.t. 1. to give, feel, etc., in return. 2. to give and receive reciprocally; interchange: to reciprocate favors. 3. to cause to move alternately backward and forward. v.i. 4. to make a return, as for something given. 5. to make interchange. 6. to be correspondent. 7. to move alternately backward and forward. [1605–15; < Latin reciprocātus, past participle of reciprocāre to move back and forth, derivative of reciprocus. See reciprocal, -ate1] re•cip`ro•ca′tion, n. re•cip′ro•ca`tive, adj. re•cip′ro•ca`tor, n. reciprocate
Past participle: reciprocated
Gerund: reciprocating
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| reciprocate | | reciprocate |
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| I reciprocate | | you reciprocate | | he/she/it reciprocates | | we reciprocate | | you reciprocate | | they reciprocate |
| Preterite |
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| I reciprocated | | you reciprocated | | he/she/it reciprocated | | we reciprocated | | you reciprocated | | they reciprocated |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am reciprocating | | you are reciprocating | | he/she/it is reciprocating | | we are reciprocating | | you are reciprocating | | they are reciprocating |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have reciprocated | | you have reciprocated | | he/she/it has reciprocated | | we have reciprocated | | you have reciprocated | | they have reciprocated |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was reciprocating | | you were reciprocating | | he/she/it was reciprocating | | we were reciprocating | | you were reciprocating | | they were reciprocating |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had reciprocated | | you had reciprocated | | he/she/it had reciprocated | | we had reciprocated | | you had reciprocated | | they had reciprocated |
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| I will reciprocate | | you will reciprocate | | he/she/it will reciprocate | | we will reciprocate | | you will reciprocate | | they will reciprocate |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have reciprocated | | you will have reciprocated | | he/she/it will have reciprocated | | we will have reciprocated | | you will have reciprocated | | they will have reciprocated |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be reciprocating | | you will be reciprocating | | he/she/it will be reciprocating | | we will be reciprocating | | you will be reciprocating | | they will be reciprocating |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been reciprocating | | you have been reciprocating | | he/she/it has been reciprocating | | we have been reciprocating | | you have been reciprocating | | they have been reciprocating |
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| I will have been reciprocating | | you will have been reciprocating | | he/she/it will have been reciprocating | | we will have been reciprocating | | you will have been reciprocating | | they will have been reciprocating |
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| I had been reciprocating | | you had been reciprocating | | he/she/it had been reciprocating | | we had been reciprocating | | you had been reciprocating | | they had been reciprocating |
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| I would reciprocate | | you would reciprocate | | he/she/it would reciprocate | | we would reciprocate | | you would reciprocate | | they would reciprocate |
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| I would have reciprocated | | you would have reciprocated | | he/she/it would have reciprocated | | we would have reciprocated | | you would have reciprocated | | they would have reciprocated |
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | reciprocate - act, feel, or give mutually or in return; "We always invite the neighbors and they never reciprocate!"return - return in kind; "return a compliment"; "return her love"act, move - perform an action, or work out or perform (an action); "think before you act"; "We must move quickly"; "The governor should act on the new energy bill"; "The nanny acted quickly by grabbing the toddler and covering him with a wet towel" | | 2. | reciprocate - alternate the direction of motion of; "the engine reciprocates the propeller"move - move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion; "He moved his hand slightly to the right" |
reciprocateverb return, requite, feel in return, match, respond, equal, return the compliment Their attraction to each other as friends is reciprocated.reciprocateverb1. To give or take mutually:requite, return.2. To return like for like, especially to return an unfriendly or hostile action with a similar one:counter, hit back, retaliate, retort, strike back.Translationscontraccambiarereciprocit...reciprocoaccordi commerciali bilaterali
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Synonyms for reciprocateverb returnSynonyms- return
- requite
- feel in return
- match
- respond
- equal
- return the compliment
Synonyms for reciprocateverb to give or take mutuallySynonymsverb to return like for like, especially to return an unfriendly or hostile action with a similar oneSynonyms- counter
- hit back
- retaliate
- retort
- strike back
Words related to reciprocateverb act, feel, or give mutually or in returnRelated Wordsverb alternate the direction of motion ofRelated Words |