Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb reciprocate

2 senses of reciprocate

Sense 1
reciprocate -- (act, feel, or give mutually or in return; "We always invite the neighbors and they never reciprocate!")
       => act, move -- (perform an action, or work out or perform (an action); "think before you act"; "We must move quickly"; "The governor should act on the new energy bill"; "The nanny acted quickly by grabbing the toddler and covering him with a wet towel")

Sense 2
reciprocate -- (alternate the direction of motion of; "the engine reciprocates the propeller")
       => move -- (move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion; "He moved his hand slightly to the right")