SYNONYMS AND RELATED EXPRESSIONS
reciprocate
verb
To respond with a similar action or feeling.
Local English device voice, when available. This is not a recorded dictionary pronunciation.
Respond in kind
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Related words and expressions
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Usage distinction
Return to topReciprocate involves a corresponding action or feeling. Repay often concerns money or an obligation, while requite is literary.
CHECK THE MEANING IN CONTEXT
See reciprocate in use
The host hoped to reciprocate the family's hospitality on their next visit.
One student hoped to reciprocate the costumer's assistance by organizing and labeling the loose patterns that had become difficult to find.
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