correspond

 
Pronunciation: /kɒrɪˈspɒnd/

verb

[no object]
  • 1have a close similarity; match or agree almost exactly: the carved heads described in the poem correspond to a drawing of Edgcote House communication is successful when the ideas in the minds of the speaker and hearer correspond
  • be analogous or equivalent in character, form, or function: the rank of Feldwebel in the German forces nominally corresponded to the British rank of sergeant
  • 2communicate by exchanging letters: Margaret corresponded with him until his death the doctor and I corresponded for more than two decades

Origin:

late Middle English: from Old French correspondre, from medieval Latin correspondere, from cor- 'together' + Latin respondere (see respond)