Synonyms for reciprocate
rɪˈsɪp rəˌkeɪtre·cip·ro·cate

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1. reciprocate

   To repay or to retaliate, to punish or to reward, may be to make some return very inadequate to the benefit or injury received, or the right or wrong done; but to requite (according to its etymology) is to make so full and adequate a return as to quit oneself of all obligation of favor or hostility, of punishment or reward. Requite is often used in the more general sense of recompense or repay, but always with the suggestion, at least, of the original idea of full equivalent; when one speaks of requiting kindness with ingratitude, the expression gains force from the comparison of the actual with the proper and appropriate return. Compare PAY.

   Synonyms:
   avenge, compensate, pay, pay off, punish, quit, recompense, remunerate, repay, requite, retaliate, return, revenge, reward, satisfy, settle with

   Antonyms:
   absolve, acquit, excuse, forget, forgive, neglect, overlook, pardon, pardon, pass over, slight

   Preposition:
   To requite injury with injury is human, but not Christian.

Princeton's WordNet

1. reciprocateverb

   act, feel, or give mutually or in return

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

2. reciprocateverb

   alternate the direction of motion of

   "the engine reciprocates the propeller"

Matched Categories

1. • Act
   • Move

Editors ContributionRate these synonyms:1.0 / 2 votes

1. interconversion

   to respond to one action and making another which is combined or corresponding

   the interconversion of glycogen to glucose concentration was made constant by the liver.

   Submitted by anonymous on February 17, 2019  

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. reciprocateverb

   Synonyms:
   alternate, act interchangeably

2. reciprocateverb

   Synonyms:
   interchange, exchange

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How to use reciprocate in a sentence?

1. Oscar Auliq-Ice:

   Before you ask the person to vote, do something nice and unexpected that will make that person feel the need to reciprocate the favor.

2. Jared Tosner:

   And if people just reciprocate that, and do good unto others, I think our country is headed in a good direction.

3. Robert Einhorn:

   If, at the end of June, there is not a deal, and talks have broken off, I think that it is inevitable that the Congress will adopt new sanctions legislation, what that will mean is the Iranians will reciprocate.

4. Jennifer Lehr:

   The message a child gets is that not only is another person's emotional state their responsibility but that they must also sacrifice their own bodies to buoy another's ego or satisfy their desire for love or affection, certainly no parent would wish for their teenager or adult child to feel pressure to reciprocate unwanted sexual advances, yet many teach their children at a young age that it's their job to use their bodies to make others happy.

5. Barbara Muni:

   These are our sailors who go out in harm's way to protect our security in this part of the world, i feel I have the moral obligation to reciprocate if I could.