Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.
transact (third-person singular simple present transacts, present participle transacting, simple past and past participle transacted)
(transitive) To do, carry through, conduct or perform some action.
(transitive) To carry over, hand over or transfer something.
(intransitive) To conduct business.
To exchange or trade, as of ideas, money, goods, etc.
Source: Wiktionary
Trans*act", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Transacted; p. pr. & vb. n. Transacting.] Etym: [L. transactus, p. p. of transigere. See Transaction.]
Definition: To carry through; to do; perform; to manage; as, to transact commercial business; to transact business by an agent.
Trans*act", v. i.
Definition: To conduct matters; to manage affairs. [R.] South.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
5 November 2024
(verb) draw out a discussion or process in order to gain time; “The speaker temporized in order to delay the vote”
Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.