Reciprocate

  • 11reciprocate — v. (D; intr.) to reciprocate by; for; with * * * [rɪ sɪprəkeɪt] for with (D; intr.) to reciprocate by …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 12reciprocate — re|cip|ro|cate [ rı sıprə,keıt ] verb intransitive or transitive FORMAL to have the same feelings toward someone that they have for you: She has feelings for him that he can t reciprocate. a. to do the same thing for someone that they have done… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 13reciprocate — reciprocative, reciprocatory /ri sip reuh keuh tawr ee, tohr ee/, adj. reciprocator, n. /ri sip reuh kayt /, v., reciprocated, reciprocating. v.t. 1. to give, feel, etc., in return. 2. to give and receive reciprocally; interchange: to reciprocate …

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  • 14reciprocate — verb Reciprocate is used with these nouns as the object: ↑feeling, ↑love …

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  • 15reciprocate — re|cip|ro|cate [rıˈsıprəkeıt] v 1.) [I and T] formal to do or give something, because something similar has been done or given to you ▪ When he spoke I was expected to reciprocate with some remark of my own. 2.) [T] to feel the same about someone …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 16reciprocate — verb 1 (I, T) to do or give something, because something similar has been done or given to you: I cannot accept his generosity I am not in a position to reciprocate. 2 (T) to feel the same about someone as they feel about you: Kara had fallen in… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 17reciprocate — verb 1) I was happy to reciprocate Syn: do the same (in return), respond in kind, return the favor 2) love that was not reciprocated Syn: requite, return, give back; match, equal …

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  • 18reciprocate — re•cip•ro•cate [[t]rɪˈsɪp rəˌkeɪt[/t]] v. cat•ed, cat•ing 1) to give, feel, etc., in return 2) to give and receive reciprocally; interchange: to reciprocate favors[/ex] 3) to cause to move alternately backward and forward 4) to make a return, as… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 19reciprocate — [c]/rəˈsɪprəkeɪt / (say ruh sipruhkayt) verb (reciprocated, reciprocating) –verb (t) 1. to give, feel, etc., in return. 2. to give and receive reciprocally; interchange: to reciprocate favours. 3. to cause to move alternately backwards and… …

  • 20reciprocate — /rɪ sɪprəkeɪt/ verb to do the same thing for someone as that person has done to you ● They offered us an exclusive agency for their cars and we reciprocated with an offer of the agency for our buses. ▪▪▪ ‘…in 1934 Congress authorized President… …

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