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   react

   /rɪˈakt/

   verb

   • 1. act in response to something; respond in a particular way: "he reacted angrily to the news of his dismissal" Similar behaveacttake itconduct oneselfproceedrespondreplyanswerretaliaterare:comport oneselfrebel againstopposerevolt againstrise up against
   • ▪ respond with hostility or a contrary course of action to: "they reacted against the elite art music of their time"
   • ▪ experience allergic or other adverse physiological effects after ingesting, inhaling, or touching a substance: "many babies react to soy-based formulas"
   • ▪ (of share prices) fall after rising: "the shares reacted to 222p before rallying to 228p"
   • 2. interact and undergo a chemical or physical change: "the sulphur in the coal reacts with the limestone during combustion"
   • ▪ cause (a substance) to undergo a chemical or physical change by interacting with another substance: "in the new process the ammonia will be reacted with oxygen"

   Word Origin late 16th century: from re- (expressing intensive force or reversal) + act, originally suggested by late Latin react- ‘done again’, from the verb reagere.

   Scrabble Points: 7

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   • E

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   • A

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   • C

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   • T

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