Re·ply v. i. [imp. & p. p. Replied p. pr. & vb. n. Replying.]
1. To make a return in words or writing; to respond; to answer.
O man, who art thou that repliest against God? --Rom. ix. 20.
2. Law To answer a defendant's plea.
3. Figuratively, to do something in return for something done; as, to reply to a signal; to reply to the fire of a battery.
Syn: -- To answer; respond; rejoin.