Definition and Meanings for react
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Part of Speech of react
transitive verb, intransitive verb
Etymology of react
mid 17th century:re- expressing intensive force or reversal + act, originally suggested by medieval latin react- 'done again'the verb reagere
Meaning of react
as transitive verb
- to act or perform a second time; to do over again; to reenact; as, to react a play; the same scenes were reacted at rome.
as intransitive verb
- to return an impulse or impression; to resist the action of another body by an opposite force; as, every body reacts on the body that impels it from its natural state.
- to act upon each other; to exercise a reciprocal or a reverse effect, as two or more chemical agents; to act in opposition.
No antonyms for react
