reciprocate

<font size="-1" face="arial, helvetica"> <p> <strong> <font color="#000066">Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for March 24, 2022 is:</font> </strong> </p> <p> <strong>reciprocate</strong> &#149; \rih-SIP-ruh-kayt\&nbsp; &#149; <em>verb</em><br /> <p><em>Reciprocate</em> means "to do something for or to someone who has done something similar for or to you."</p> <p>// It was kind of my friend to give me a ride to the airport, and on the flight I was thinking of how to <em>reciprocate</em> the favor.</p> <p><a href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reciprocate">See the entry ></a></p> </p> <p> <strong>Examples:</strong><br /> <p>"'Our coaches are the type of people you want to play for,' [Brooklyn] Meyer added. 'Like Coach [Ryan] Brasser said in the locker room, the West Lyon girls basketball team isn't just this year's team. It's also past teams and teams in the future.' Brasser <em>reciprocated</em> the compliment, saying that every girl was a quality person, an excellent person and then a good basketball player." — Zach James, <em>The Sioux City (Iowa) Journal</em>, 3 Mar. 2022</p> </p> <p> <strong>Did you know?</strong><br /> <p><em>Reciprocate</em> implies a mutual or equivalent exchange or a paying back of what one has received (as in "We appreciate you hosting us and we will reciprocate you for your kindness"). The word comes from Latin <em>reciprocus</em>, meaning "returning the same way."</p> <br /><br /> </p> </font>