reciprocate

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Synonyms: reciprocity, reciprocal, reciprocated, reciprocative, reciprocator, reciprocals, reciprocates, reciprocant

Antonyms: reciprocity, reciprocal, reciprocated, reciprocative, reciprocator, reciprocals, reciprocates, reciprocant

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Verb

1. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[exchange]] two things, with both parties [[giving]] one thing and [[taking]] another thing.
2. To give something else in [[response]] (where the "thing" may also be abstract, a [[feeling]] or [[action]]) To make a [[reciprocal]] gift.
3. {{lb|en|intransitive}} To move [[backwards]] and [[forwards]], like a [[piston]].
4. {{lb|en|intransitive}} To [[counter]], [[retort]] or [[retaliate]].

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