reciprocate vs retaliate

reciprocate

verb
  • To counter, retort or retaliate. 

  • To move backwards and forwards, like a piston. 

  • To exchange two things, with both parties giving one thing and taking another thing. 

  • To give something else in response (where the "thing" may also be abstract, a feeling or action) To make a reciprocal gift. 

retaliate

verb
  • To do something harmful or negative to get revenge for some harm; to fight back or respond in kind to an injury or affront. 

  • To repay or requite by an act of the same kind. 

How often have the words reciprocate and retaliate occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )