coacted
simple past tense and past participle of coact
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
27 May 2025
(noun) the property of being directional or maintaining a direction; “the directionality of written English is from left to right”
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
