n.
Function: verb
1 to say, write, or do something in response (as to a question) FF1C; answered his critics with documented facts FF1E;
Synonyms: come in, rejoin, reply, respond, retort, return
Related Words: acknowledge, recognize; disprove, rebut, refute; countercharge, recriminate
Idioms: come back (at), make reply (to)
Contrasted Words: ask, inquire, interrogate, query, question, quiz
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Synonyms: SATISFY 5, fill, fulfill, meet