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respond

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  1. answer                
 
1. re.spond \ri-'spa:nd\ vb [MF respondre, fr. L responde-re to promise in 
   return, answer, f]r. re- + sponde-re to promise - more at SPOUSE 1: to say 
   something in return : make an answer  2a: to react in response  2b: to show 
   favorable reaction {~ to surgery}  3: to be answerable {~ in damages}  : 
   REPLY 
2. respond n : an engaged pillar supporting an arch or closing a colonnade 
   or arcade