Emily Dickinson Lexicon

COR-RE-SPOND', v.t. [It. corrispondere; Fr. correspondre; Sp. corresponder; from L. con and respondeo, to answer; re and spondeo, to promise. See Sponsor.]

1. To suit; to answer; to agree; to fit; to be congruous; to be adapted to. Levity of manners does not correspond with the dignity of the clerical character. The length of a room should correspond with the breadth. Actions should correspond with words.
2. To be equal; to be adequate or proportioned. Let the means of prosecuting a war correspond with the magnitude of the contest.
3. To communicate by letters sent and received; to hold intercourse with a person at a distance by sending and receiving letters. We delight to correspond with those we love and respect.