reciprocate, retaliate, requite, return mean to give back usually in kind or in quantity. reciprocate implies a mutual or equivalent exchange or a paying back of what one has received.

RECIPROCATE definition: 1. to share the same feelings as someone else, or to behave in the same way as someone else: 2. If…. Learn more.

Reciprocate definition: to give, feel, etc., in return.. See examples of RECIPROCATE used in a sentence.

If your feelings or actions towards someone are reciprocated, the other person feels or behaves in the same way towards you as you have felt or behaved towards them. He reciprocated the party leader's …

Definition of reciprocate verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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.

2 days ago · reciprocate (third-person singular simple present reciprocates, present participle reciprocating, simple past and past participle reciprocated) (transitive) To exchange two things, with …

RECIPROCATE meaning: 1 : to do (something) for or to someone who has done something similar for or to you; 2 : to have (a feeling) for someone who has the same feeling for you

v.t. to give, feel, etc., in return. to give and receive reciprocally; interchange: to reciprocate favors. to cause to move alternately backward and forward. v.i. to make a return, as for something given. to …

There are 11 meanings listed in OED's entry for the verb reciprocate, three of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.