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- [ri-sip-ruh-keyt]
- /rɪˈsɪp rəˌkeɪt/
- /rɪˈsɪp.rə.keɪt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [ri-sip-ruh-keyt]
- /rɪˈsɪp rəˌkeɪt/
Definitions of reciprocate word
- verb with object reciprocate to give, feel, etc., in return. 1
- verb with object reciprocate to give and receive reciprocally; interchange: to reciprocate favors. 1
- verb with object reciprocate to cause to move alternately backward and forward. 1
- verb without object reciprocate to make a return, as for something given. 1
- verb without object reciprocate to make interchange. 1
- verb without object reciprocate to be correspondent. 1
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Origin of reciprocate
First appearance:
before 1605 One of the 40% oldest English words
1605-15; < Latin reciprocātus past participle of reciprocāre to move back and forth. See reciprocal, -ate1
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Parts of speech for Reciprocate
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reciprocate popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 65% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
reciprocate usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for reciprocate
verb reciprocate
- answer back — If someone, especially a child, answers back, they speak rudely to you when you speak to them.
- ante up — If you ante up an amount of money, you pay your share, sometimes unwillingly.
- bandied — to pass from one to another or back and forth; give and take; trade; exchange: to bandy blows; to bandy words.
- bandying — to pass from one to another or back and forth; give and take; trade; exchange: to bandy blows; to bandy words.
- be-have — to act in a particular way; conduct or comport oneself or itself: The ship behaves well.
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