reciprocate
verb /rɪˈsɪp.rə.keɪt/Definition
› [I or T] formal to share the same feelings as someone else, or to behave in the same way as someone else: Sadly, my feelings for him were not reciprocated. We invited them to dinner and a week later they reciprocated.Reciprocating › specialized If a part of a machine reciprocates, it moves backwards and forwards: Some electric razors have reciprocating heads.Shaking, swinging and vibrating reciprocation /rɪˌsɪp.rəˈkeɪ.ʃən/ noun [U]
(Definition of reciprocate verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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- another determiner, pronoun (DIFFERENT)
- each other pronoun
- give and take noun
- it takes two to tango idiom
- mutual adjective
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- one another pronoun
- one good turn deserves another idiom
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- return noun (EXCHANGE)
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