react (v.)

  1. show a response or a reaction to something

    [ Syn: respond ]

  2. act against or in opposition to; She reacts negatively to everything I say

    [ Syn: oppose ]

  3. undergo a chemical reaction; react with another substance under certain conditions; The hydrogen and the oxygen react'

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