re·cip·ro·cate

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• re|cip|ro|cate — «rih SIHP ruh kayt», verb, cat|ed, cat|ing. –v.t. 1. to give, do, feel, or show in return: »She likes me, and I reciprocate her liking. 2. to cause to move with an alternating backward and forward motion. –v.i. 1. to make retu …   Useful english dictionary

• cip — ac·cip·i·ter; ac·cip·i·tral; ac·cip·i·tres; ac·cip·i·trid; an·cip·i·tal; ba·lae·ni·cip·i·tes; bi·cip·i·tal; brevi·cip·i·tid; cal·cip·e·tal; cip·pus; con·cip·i·ent; cor·ti·cip·e·tal; dis·cip·u·lar; ex·cip·u·la·ce·ae; ex·cip·u·li·form;… …   English syllables

• cate — ab·di·cate; ad·ju·di·cate; ad·vo·cate·ship; af·fri·cate; alem·bi·cate; al·lo·cate; al·ter·cate; alu·mi·no·sil·i·cate; ar·sen·i·cate; athe·cate; aus·pi·cate; au·then·ti·cate; bac·cate; be·a·tif·i·cate; bipli·cate; ca·ly·cate; ca·non·i·cate;… …   English syllables

• reciprocate — re·cip·ro·cate …   English syllables

• Re — Re; re·able; re·absorb; re·absorption; re·accept; re·access; re·accession; re·acclimatization; re·acclimatize; re·accommodate; re·accommodation; re·accounting; re·accredit; re·accreditation; re·acetylation; re·acknowledge; re·acquaint;… …   English syllables

• ro — neu·ro·anatomic; neu·ro·anatomist; neu·ro·anatomy; neu·ro·bio·tac·tic; neu·ro·bio·taxis; neu·ro·blast; neu·ro·blas·to·ma; neu·ro·canal; neu·ro·central; neu·ro·centrum; neu·ro·chondrite; neu·ro·chord; neu·ro·circulatory; neu·ro·coele;… …   English syllables

• reciprocate — re•cip•ro•cate [[t]rɪˈsɪp rəˌkeɪt[/t]] v. cat•ed, cat•ing 1) to give, feel, etc., in return 2) to give and receive reciprocally; interchange: to reciprocate favors[/ex] 3) to cause to move alternately backward and forward 4) to make a return, as… …   From formal English to slang

• reciprocate — re|cip|ro|cate [ rı sıprə,keıt ] verb intransitive or transitive FORMAL to have the same feelings toward someone that they have for you: She has feelings for him that he can t reciprocate. a. to do the same thing for someone that they have done… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• Reciprocate — Re*cip ro*cate, v. t. To give and return mutually; to make return for; to give in return; to interchange; to alternate; as, to reciprocate favors. Cowper. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Reciprocate — Re*cip ro*cate (r[ e]*s[i^]p r[ o]*k[=a]t), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Reciprocated} (r[ e]*s[i^]p r[ o]*k[=a] t[e^]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Reciprocating}.] [L. reciprocatus, p. p. of reciprocare. See {Reciprocal}.] To move forward and backward… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English