treat - regard or consider in a specific way; "I treated his advances as a joke"

overreact - show an exaggerated response to something; "Don't overreact to the bad news--take it easy"

answer - react to a stimulus or command; "The steering of my new car answers to the slightest touch"

accept - be sexually responsive to, used of a female domesticated mammal; "The cow accepted the bull"

stool - react to a decoy, of wildfowl

respond - respond favorably or as hoped; "The cancer responded to the aggressive therapy"

greet - react to in a certain way; "The President was greeted with catcalls"

explode - show a violent emotional reaction; "The boss exploded when he heard of the resignation of the secretary"

accept - react favorably to; consider right and proper; "People did not accept atonal music at that time"; "We accept the idea of universal health care"

answer - respond to a signal; "answer the door"; "answer the telephone"

refuse, decline - show unwillingness towards; "he declined to join the group on a hike"

consent, go for, accept - give an affirmative reply to; respond favorably to; "I cannot accept your invitation"; "I go for this resolution"

marvel, wonder - be amazed at; "We marvelled at the child's linguistic abilities"

acknowledge, notice - express recognition of the presence or existence of, or acquaintance with; "He never acknowledges his colleagues when they run into him in the hallway"; "She acknowledged his complement with a smile"; "it is important to acknowledge the work of others in one's own writing"

act, move - perform an action, or work out or perform (an action); "think before you act"; "We must move quickly"; "The governor should act on the new energy bill"; "The nanny acted quickly by grabbing the toddler and covering him with a wet towel"

refuse, reject, resist - resist immunologically the introduction of some foreign tissue or organ; "His body rejected the liver of the donor"

chemical science, chemistry - the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions

change state, turn - undergo a transformation or a change of position or action; "We turned from Socialism to Capitalism"; "The people turned against the President when he stole the election"

bromate, brominate - react with bromine

act, move - perform an action, or work out or perform (an action); "think before you act"; "We must move quickly"; "The governor should act on the new energy bill"; "The nanny acted quickly by grabbing the toddler and covering him with a wet towel"

act on, follow up on, pursue - carry further or advance; "Can you act on this matter soon?"

buck, go against - resist; "buck the trend"

backfire, backlash - have an unexpected and undesired effect; "Your comments may backfire and cause you a lot of trouble"