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reciprocate::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | move |
| Derivation | reciprocative, reciprocatory, reciprocation |
the engine reciprocates the propeller.
Examples of reciprocate
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Just because her ex reaches out to her doesn't mean that she has to reciprocate.
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Bolling seemed surprised that Schultz did not reciprocate by buying him a drink.
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They'll reciprocate not only with another round, but with sound barroom banter.
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They feel abused by the founder and often find ways to reciprocate the disfavors.
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But it turns out you need to love yourself before someone else can reciprocate.
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A customer is not expected to reciprocate this level of politeness to a server.
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Many step back and wave at the tour passengers, who enthusiastically reciprocate.
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He said Russia would reciprocate with information about its offensive missiles.
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Now I'm going away myself, and she knows it but has not offered to reciprocate.
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- Act, feel, or give mutually or in return; "We always invite the neighbors and they never reciprocate!"
- Alternate the direction of motion of; "the engine reciprocates the propeller"
- (reciprocation) the act of making or doing something in return
- (reciprocation) alternating back-and-forth movement
- (Reciprocation (geometry)) In geometry, the terms pole and polar are used to describe a point and a line that have a unique reciprocal relationship with respect to a given conic section. If the point lies on the conic section, its polar is the tangent line to the conic section at that point.
- To mutually give and take something; to interchange; To give something in response; To move backwards and forwards, like a piston; To counter, retort or retaliate
- (reciprocated) In the usual knitting process, the sock is begun at the top and knitted toward the toe. Upon reaching the heel, the machine begins to move more slowly in a semi-circular ("reciprocated") fashion to produce the heel pocket. ...
- (Reciprocation) People tend to return a favor. Thus, the pervasiveness of free samples in marketing. ...
- (reciprocation) Return in the same manner something that was done or given.
