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noun
The act of reciprocating; interchange of acts; a mutual giving and returning.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Synonyms: reciprocity
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Alternate recurrence or action; as, the reciprocation of the sea in the flow and ebb of tides, or the back and forth motion in a piston engine.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Synonyms: oscillation
Antonyms: none provided
noun
mutual interaction; the activity of reciprocating or exchanging (especially information)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: interchange, give-and-take
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: interaction
Narrower terms: reciprocity, cross-fertilization, cross-fertilisation, dealings, traffic
noun
alternating back-and-forth movement
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: motion, movement, move, motility
noun
the act of making or doing something in return
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: return, paying back, getting even
History
Etymology tree English reciprocate Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English -ion English reciprocation From reciprocate + -ion.
Across languages
8 source translations are retained for this English entry.
