Reciprocate vs Correspond - What's the difference?
reciprocate | correspond |
To mutually give and take something; to interchange.
To give something in response.
To move backwards and forwards, like a piston.
* Dryden
To counter, retort or retaliate.
to be equivalent or similar in character, quantity, quality, origin, structure, function etc.
to exchange messages, especially by postal letter, over a period of time.
As verbs the difference between reciprocate and correspond
is that reciprocate is to mutually give and take something; to interchange while correspond is to be equivalent or similar in character, quantity, quality, origin, structure, function etc.reciprocate
English
Verb
(en-verb)- One brawny smith the puffing bellows plies, / And draws and blows reciprocating air.
correspond
English
Verb
(en verb)- I've been corresponding with my German pen pal for three years.