contraccambiare

Italian

Etymology

From contra- +‎ cambiare (“to change”).

Verb

contraccambiàre (first-person singular present contraccàmbio, first-person singular past historic contraccambiài, past participle contraccambiàto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (transitive) to return, repay, or reciprocate
    contraccambiare un sentimento ― to reciprocate a sentiment
    contraccambiare l'ospitalità con un regalo
    to repay his hospitality with a gift

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