Reciprocate
Reciprocate [ ri-SIP-ruh’-keyt | |
[ intransitive verb, transitive verb ] | |
MEANING : | |
1. (tr.v.) to give and take or interchange mutually or return a favour 2. (tr.v.) to change one's position by alternating back and forth 3. (intr.v.) to give back or return esp. a favour of some sort 4. (intr.v.) to move back and forth and interchange positions | |
USAGE EXAMPLE 1 : | |
He reciprocated their actions by writing them thank you notes. | |
USAGE EXAMPLE 2 : | |
Civil aviation minister Praful Patel had earlier appealed to airlines to cut fares and reciprocate the measures taken by the government to help the ailing industry. |