Definition of "reciprocates" [reciprocates]

• Third-person singular simple present indicative form of reciprocate. (verb)

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• "I escalate HARD on her and she reciprocates, oh my God."
• "But if there is no pick-up on the other end --- for example, your friend never initiates or reciprocates after you reached out three or so times --- it makes sense to check in more directly to find out what's going on."
• "In subtle allusion and metaphor -- invoking the natural world's usual flowers, birds, and rivers the Rhine, but mixed here with specific locations and artifacts like the Cologne Cathedral, the bridge at Mainz, and even a huge wine cask in Heidelberg -- Heine tells of a poet's love of a woman who initially reciprocates, but, deciding to marry another, induces the rejected poet to find a way to bury his sorrows."