Engage
Engage verb - To hold the attention of.
Respond to and engage are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Respond to" instead a verb "Engage".
Respond to
Engage and respond to are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Engage" instead a verb "Respond to".
Both terms in one sentence
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They will not engage in or respond to any diplomacy.
Source: Video Game / Master of Orion - Scarface: The World is Yours features a lot of enemy chatter, and often people from the streets who notice you might either engage a conversation with you, which you can also respond to, or talk to each other about various topics.
Source: Enemy Chatter -
Some refrigerators includes a "Sabbath Mode" as part of its onboard features - engage it and the onboard touchscreen will not respond to any commands until you press a predetermined sequence of buttons to bring up an option to exit Sabbath Mode.
Source: Useful Notes / Judaism
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