/ Dictionary / Index R reciprocate: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: re•cip•ro•cate Pronunciation: (ri-sip'ru-kāt"), [key] — v., -cat•ed, -cat•ing. —v.t. to give, feel, etc., in return. to give and receive reciprocally; interchange: to reciprocate favors. to cause to move alternately backward and forward. —v.i. to make a return, as for something given. to make interchange. to be correspondent. to move alternately backward and forward. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: reciprocate (Thesaurus) reciprocal translocation reciprocating engine Related Content Daily Word Quiz: dormant Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language