Syn.
— To answer; respond; rejoin.
REPLY
Re*ply", v. t.
Defn: To return for an answer. Milton.
Lords, vouchsafe To give me hearing what I shall reply. Shak.
REPLY
Re*ply", n.; pl. Replies (-pl. Etym: [See Reply, v. i., and cf.
Replica.]
Defn: That which is said, written, or done in answer to what is said, written, or done by another; an answer; a response.
Syn. — Answer; rejoinder; response. — Reply, Rejoinder, Answer. A reply is a distinct response to a formal question or attack in speech or writing. A rejoinder is a second reply (a reply to a reply) in a protracted discussion or controversy. The word answer is used in two senses, namely (1), in the most general sense of a mere response; as, the answer to a question; or (2), in the sense of a decisive and satisfactory confutation of an adversary's argument, as when we speak of a triumphant answer to the speech or accusations of an opponent. Here the noun corresponds to a frequent use of the verb, as when we say. "This will answer (i.e., fully meet) the end in view;" "It answers the purpose."
REPLYER
Re*ply"er (-r), n.
Defn: See Replier. Bacon.
REPOLISH
Re*pol"ish (r-pl"sh), v. t.
Defn: To polish again.