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What does reciprocate mean?

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Verb
  1. (transitive) To mutually give and take something; to interchange.
  2. (transitive) To give something in response.
  3. (intransitive) To move backwards and forwards, like a piston.
  4. (intransitive) To counter, retort or retaliate.
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I do not thrive on reviews but I do appreciate them and quite often reciprocate the favor.
In turn, their children tend to reciprocate by demonstrating their appreciation, primarily through displays of affection.
It is not possible to reciprocate a purely passive or mechanical or insentient conglomeration of objects.
I had one relationship with a girl who truly loved me, but I was unable to reciprocate her love.
Casey blushed, her hands full, not being able to reciprocate, but grinning as much as her anyway.
Caroline does not reciprocate his feelings, tolerating Noah at best, too concerned with her own family problems to befriend a troubled white boy.

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