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re·act (rē akt′)

intransitive verb

  1. to act in return or reciprocally
  2. to act in opposition
  3. to act in a reverse way; go back to a former condition, stage, etc.
  4. to respond to a stimulus; be affected by some influence, event, etc.
  5. Chem. to act with another substance in producing a chemical change

Etymology: < LL reactus, pp. of reagere < L re-, again + agere, to act

transitive verb

to cause to react; specif., to produce a chemical change in

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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