Reciprocation

  • 51Organ gifting — Several authors have used the terms organ gifting and “tissue gifting” to describe processes behind organ and tissue transfers that are not captured by more traditional terms such as donation and transplantation. The concept of “gift of life” in… …

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  • 52interchange — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Exchange of something for its equal Nouns interchange, exchange, interchangeableness, interchangeability; permutation, intermutation; reciprocation, reciprocity, transportation, shuffling, give and take; …

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  • 53reaction — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. response, revulsion, reflex, recoil. See compensation. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [An answer] Syn. response, reply, rejoinder, reception, receptivity, return, feedback, feeling, opinion, reflection,… …

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  • 54retaliation — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Returning like for like Nouns 1. retaliation, reprisal, requital, counterstroke, retribution, compensation, reciprocation, reciprocity, retort, counterattack, recrimination, tit for tat, give and take,… …

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  • 55retribution — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. compensation, redress, reparation, reprisal, reciprocation; nemesis; amends. See retaliation, payment. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. requital, reprisal, retaliation, just deserts; see punishment , revenge 1 …

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  • 56Interchange — (Roget s Thesaurus) >Double or mutual change. < N PARAG:Interchange >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 interchange interchange exchange Sgm: N 1 commutation commutation permutation intermutation Sgm: N 1 reciprocation reciprocation transposition… …

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  • 57Retaliation — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Retaliation >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 retaliation retaliation reprisal retort Sgm: N 1 counter stroke counter stroke counter blast counterplot counter project Sgm: N 1 retribution retribution lex talionis …

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  • 58reciprocate — [[t]rɪsɪ̱prəkeɪt[/t]] reciprocates, reciprocating, reciprocated VERB If your feelings or actions towards someone are reciprocated, the other person feels or behaves in the same way towards you as you have felt or behaved towards them. [V n] ...he …

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  • 59return — re•turn [[t]rɪˈtɜrn[/t]] v. i. 1) to go or come back, as to a former place, position, or state: to return from abroad[/ex] 2) to revert to a former owner 3) to revert or recur, as in thought or discourse 4) to make a reply or retort 5) to put,… …

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  • 60return — /rəˈtɜn / (say ruh tern) verb (i) 1. to go or come back, as to a former place, position, state, etc. 2. to revert to a former owner. 3. to revert or recur in thought or discourse. 4. to make reply; retort. –verb (t) 5. to put, bring, take, give,… …