Communicate
Communicate verb - To cause (something) to pass from one to another.
Respond and communicate are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Respond" instead a verb "Communicate".
Respond
Respond verb - To speak or write in reaction to a question or to another reaction.
Usage example: the students energetically participated in the discussion, responding to the teacher's questions and comments with alacrity and enthusiasm
Communicate and respond are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Communicate" instead a verb "Respond".
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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To communicate, they respond to the Renmei by shaking bells draped on their wrists and wings.
Source: Anime / Haibane Renmei -
She also could "telepathically" communicate with Hamtaro during the times where she writes in her diary, as sometimes they respond to each other's thoughts.
Source: Anime / Hamtaro -
Space Is Noisy: The team is able to communicate with various things in space, such as Planetoid Q, who probably shouldn't be able to respond anyway.
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