Both Uses of
reciprocate
in
Ulysses, by James Joyce
- In what manners did she reciprocate?†
Chpt 17 *reciprocate = give in return
- In virtue of a) acquaintance initiated in September 1903 in the establishment of George Mesias, merchant tailor and outfitter, 5 Eden Quay, b) hospitality extended and received in kind, reciprocated and reappropriated in person, c) comparative youth subject to impulses of ambition and magnanimity, colleagual altruism and amorous egoism, d) extraracial attraction, intraracial inhibition, supraracial prerogative, e) an imminent provincial musical tour, common current expenses, net proceeds divided.†
Chpt 17reciprocated = given in return
Definitions:
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(1)
(reciprocate) to give in return -- such as invitations, gifts, actions, or feelings
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
Much more rarely, reciprocate can refer to alternating the direction of something as in a reciprocating saw.