COACT

coact

(verb) act together, as of organisms

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology 1

Verb

coact (third-person singular simple present coacts, present participle coacting, simple past and past participle coacted)

(obsolete) To compel, constrain, force.

Adjective

coact (comparative more coact, superlative most coact)

(obsolete) Forced, constrained, done under compulsion.

Etymology 2

Verb

coact (third-person singular simple present coacts, present participle coacting, simple past and past participle coacted)

(rare) To work together.

Synonyms

• to cooperate

Source: Wiktionary


Co*act", v. t. Etym: [L. coactare, intens. fr. cogere, coactum, to force. See Cogent.]

Definition: To force; to compel; to drive. [Obs.] The faith and service of Christ ought to be voluntary and not coacted. Foxe.

Co*act", v. i. Etym: [Pref. co- + act, v.i.]

Definition: To act together; to work in concert; to unite. [Obs.] But if I tell you how these two did coact. Shak.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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MOTIVE

(adjective) impelling to action; “it may well be that ethical language has primarily a motivative function”- Arthur Pap; “motive pleas”; “motivating arguments”


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