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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024re•cip•ro•ca•tion (ri sip′rə kā′shən),USA pronunciation n. - an act or instance of reciprocating.
- a returning, usually for something given.
- a mutual giving and receiving.
- the state of being reciprocal or corresponding.
- Latin reciprocātiōn- (stem of reciprocātiō). See reciprocate, -ion
- 1520–30
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024re•cip•ro•cate /rɪˈsɪprəˌkeɪt/USA pronunciation v., -cat•ed, -cat•ing. - to give, feel, etc., in return: [no object]They gave us a gift so we reciprocated.[~ + object]to reciprocate favors.
re•cip•ro•ca•tion /rɪˌsɪprəˈkeɪʃən/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024re•cip•ro•cate (ri sip′rə kāt′),USA pronunciation v., -cat•ed, -cat•ing. v.t. - to give, feel, etc., in return.
- to give and receive reciprocally; interchange:to reciprocate favors.
- to cause to move alternately backward and forward.
v.i. - to make a return, as for something given.
- to make interchange.
- to be correspondent.
- to move alternately backward and forward.
- Latin reciprocātus past participle of reciprocāre to move back and forth. See reciprocal, -ate1
- 1605–15
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged return, respond, retaliate.
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