Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for RE-CIP'RO-CATE
RE-CIP'RO-CAL-NESSRE-CIP'RO-CATE
RE-CIP'RO-CATE, v.i. [L. reciproco; Fr. reciproquer.]
To act interchangeably; to alternate. One brawny smith the purring bellows plies, / And draws and blows reciprocating air. – Dryden.
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