Etymology of react

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noun

An emoji used to express a reaction to a post on social media.

verb

To act in response. · To act or perform a second time; to do over again; to reenact. · To return an impulse or impression; to resist the action of another body by an opposite force · To act upon each other; to exercise a reciprocal or a reverse effect, as two or more chemical agents; to act in opposition.

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Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *h₂éǵeti Proto-Italic *agō Latin agō Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tos Latin -tus Latin āctus Latin ācta Old French actbor. Middle English acte English act English react From re- + act. Piecewise doublet of redact.

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