reciprocate
verb
/ɹɪˈsɪpɹəˌkeɪt/
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- (transitive) To give something else in response (where the "thing" may also be abstract, a feeling or action) To make a reciprocal gift.
- (intransitive) To counter, retort or retaliate.
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erwidern
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- (transitive) To exchange two things, with both parties giving one thing and taking another thing.
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etwas austauschen
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reciprocal
adjective
/ɹɪˈsɪpɹək(ə)l/
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- Of a feeling, action or such: mutual, uniformly felt or done by each party towards the other or others; two-way.
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gegenseitig,
reziprok
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- Done, given, felt, or owed in return.
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entgegengesetzt,
umgekehrt
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reciprocal
noun
/ɹɪˈsɪpɹək(ə)l/
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- (arithmetic) The number obtained by dividing 1 by another given number; the result of exchanging the numerator and the denominator of a fraction.
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Kehrwert
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reciprocally
adverb
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- In a reciprocal manner; by way of returning (e.g. a favour, insult, etc).
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wechselseitig,
anders herum,
in umgekehrter Weise,
in wechselseitiger Weise,
reziprok,
umgekehrt
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reciprocity
noun
/ˌrɛsəˈprɑsəti/
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- (grammar) A reciprocal construction involves two noun phrases where each of the participants occupies both the role of agent and patient with respect to the other. see: Wikipedia:Reciprocal pronoun.
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Gegenseitigkeit,
Reziprozität,
Umkehrbarkeit
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reciprocating
adjective
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- That moves back and forth or up and down.
- (of engine types) That has one or more pistons that move back and forth or up and down.
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regressiv
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