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reciprocate

verbCommon GRE wordMore R words

to respond to an action or gesture with a corresponding one

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Reciprocate in a sentence

Here is an example sentence showing reciprocate in a sentence.

She helped him move, hoping he would reciprocate when she needed a hand.

Synonyms
returnrequiterespondexchange
Antonyms
withholdignore
Common questions

Questions about “reciprocate

Reciprocate (verb) means to respond to an action or gesture with a corresponding one
Here is reciprocate used in an example sentence: "She helped him move, hoping he would reciprocate when she needed a hand."
Common synonyms for reciprocate include return, requite, respond, exchange.
Antonyms of reciprocate include withhold, ignore.
Reciprocate is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

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