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Reciprocate Moderate

Origin: Latin suffix -ate

Reciprocate has 3 different meanings across 1 category:

Verb

Definitions
Verb
1

act, feel, or give mutually or in return

"We always invite the neighbors and they never reciprocate!"

2

alternate the direction of motion of

"the engine reciprocates the propeller"

3

To exchange two things, with both parties giving one thing and taking another thing.

See Also
reciprocation in return exchange unreciprocating piston feeling reciprocates reciprocal
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
act move
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
return
Rhyming Words
ate bate late gate kate date wate cate rate nate oate sate tate jate hate mate fate yate agate skate
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