Both Uses
reciprocate
in
Killing Kennedy
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- He states unequivocally that any missile launched by the Cubans or Soviets will he considered an act of war and that the United States will reciprocate with missiles of its own.†
p. 118.6 *reciprocate = give in return
- The writer goes on to add archly that it would be common courtesy for the president and First Lady to reciprocate by inviting Aristotle Onassis to the White House next time he's in the United States.†
p. 222.7
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) Much more rarely, reciprocate can refer to alternating the direction of something as in a reciprocating saw.