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reciprocating

re·cip·ro·cate
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [ri-sip-ruh-keyt]
    • /rɪˈsɪp rəˌkeɪt/
    • /rɪˈsɪp.rə.keɪt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ri-sip-ruh-keyt]
    • /rɪˈsɪp rəˌkeɪt/

Definitions of reciprocating word

  • verb with object reciprocating to give, feel, etc., in return. 1
  • verb with object reciprocating to give and receive reciprocally; interchange: to reciprocate favors. 1
  • verb with object reciprocating to cause to move alternately backward and forward. 1
  • verb without object reciprocating to make a return, as for something given. 1
  • verb without object reciprocating to make interchange. 1
  • verb without object reciprocating to be correspondent. 1
See all 7 definitions of reciprocating

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Origin of reciprocating

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 Reciprocating

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Reciprocating

reciprocating 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".

reciprocating usage trend in Literature

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