correspond

verb

(intransitive, constructed with to) To be equivalent or similar in character, quantity, quality, origin, structure, function etc.

(intransitive, constructed with with) To exchange messages, especially by postal letter, over a period of time.

(obsolete) To have sex with.

Roots

spondeo-spond · Latin · pledge, promise

Synonyms for correspond

equatev coincidev fitv matchv conformv agreev resemblev equaladj alignv overlapn

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