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reciprocate
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Meaning of
'reciprocate'
(Webster Dictionary)
1 .
Reciprocate
[
v. i.
]
- To move forward and backward alternately; to recur in vicissitude; to act interchangeably; to alternate.
2 .
Reciprocate
[
v. t.
]
- To give and return mutually; to make return for; to give in return; to interchange; to alternate; as, to reciprocate favors.
Meaning of 'reciprocate' (Princeton's WordNet)
1 .
reciprocate
[
v
]
Meaning (1):
- alternate the direction of motion of
Example in sentence:
the engine reciprocates the propeller
Meaning (2):
- act, feel, or give mutually or in return
Example in sentence:
We always invite the neighbors and they never reciprocate!
Nearby Words:
recadency
recalcitrant
recalcitrate
recalcitration
recall
recallable
recallment
recant
recantation
recanted
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