Main Entry: ¹re·ply

Pronunciation: \ri-ˈplī\

Function: verb

Inflected Form(s): re·plied; re·ply·ing

Etymology: Middle English replien to fold back, oppose, respond, from Anglo-French replier, from Latin replicare to fold back, make a legal replication, from re- + plicare to fold — more at ply

Date: 14th century

intransitive verb 1 a : to respond in words or writing b : echo, resound c : to make a legal replication
2 : to do something in response; specifically : to return gunfire or an attacktransitive verb : to give as an answer

— re·pli·er \-ˈplī(-ə)r\ noun