reciprocate
Meaning of reciprocate
verb
- To exchange two things, with both parties giving one thing and taking another thing.
- To give something else in response (where the "thing" may also be abstract, a feeling or action) To make a reciprocal gift.
I gave them apples from my tree; they reciprocated with a pie and some apple jelly.
- To move backwards and forwards, like a piston.
A reciprocating engine.
- To counter, retort or retaliate.
Information about reciprocate
- It is a verb.
- The plural form of reciprocate is: reciprocates.
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Hyphenation of reciprocate
re-cip-ro-cate
- It consists of 4 syllables and 11 chars.
- reciprocate is a word polysyllabic because it has four or more syllables
Translation of reciprocate
- Spanish: corresponder, devolver, reciprocar, retribuir
- Italian: ricambiare, contraccambiare
- Portuguese: reciprocar, retribuir
Anagrams of reciprocate
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