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reciprocate

/r/I/'s/I/pr/@/,k/eI/t/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

verb

  1. act, feel, or give mutually or in return

    verb.social

    Examples
    We always invite the neighbors and they never reciprocate!

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  2. alternate the direction of motion of

    verb.motion

    Examples
    The engine reciprocates the propeller.

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  3. To move forward and backward alternately; to recur in vicissitude; to act interchangeably; to alternate.

    verb

    Source: webster1913

  4. To give and return mutually; to make return for; to give in return; to interchange; to alternate; as, to <i>reciprocate</i> favors.

    verb

    Source: webster1913

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