Re-āct'1, v. t.
v. t. [imp. & p. p. REACTED; p. pr. & vb. n. REACTING.] [Prefix re and act.] To act or perform a second time; to do over again; as, to react a play; the same scenes were reacted at Rome.
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React
Re-ăct’2, v. i.
v. i. 1. 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. 2. To act upon each other; to exercise a reciprocal or a reverse effect, as two or more chemical agents. Dana.