adj
Meaning 1
Forced, constrained, done under compulsion.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
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Meaning relationships
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Standard Lemma guide
coact
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UK: /kəʊˈakt/
verb
Meaning 2
To compel, constrain, force.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
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Meaning relationships
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verb
Meaning 3
To work together.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: rare
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: cooperate
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 4
act together, as of organisms
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: act, move
History
Etymology
From the participle stem of Latin cōgō.
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Latin co-der. English co- Proto-Indo-European *h2eǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *h2éǵeti Proto-Italic *agō Latin agō Latin ācta Old French actbor. Middle English acte English act English coact From co- + act.
Across languages
Translations
1 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Spanish: coaccionar — to compel, constrain, force