"coact" meaning in All languages combined

See coact on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

IPA: /kəʊˈakt/ [UK] Forms: more coact [comparative], most coact [superlative]
Etymology: From the participle stem of Latin cōgō. Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|cōgō}} Latin cōgō Head templates: {{en-adj}} coact (comparative more coact, superlative most coact)
  1. (obsolete) Forced, constrained, done under compulsion. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-coact-en-adj-pWji6k7N
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb [English]

IPA: /kəʊˈakt/ [UK] Forms: coacts [present, singular, third-person], coacting [participle, present], coacted [participle, past], coacted [past]
Etymology: From the participle stem of Latin cōgō. Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|cōgō}} Latin cōgō Head templates: {{en-verb}} coact (third-person singular simple present coacts, present participle coacting, simple past and past participle coacted)
  1. (obsolete) To compel, constrain, force. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-coact-en-verb-NwnZdi3v
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb [English]

IPA: /kəʊˈakt/ [UK] Forms: coacts [present, singular, third-person], coacting [participle, present], coacted [participle, past], coacted [past]
Etymology: From co- + act. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|co|act}} co- + act Head templates: {{en-verb}} coact (third-person singular simple present coacts, present participle coacting, simple past and past participle coacted)
  1. (rare) To work together. Tags: rare Synonyms: cooperate, co-act
    Sense id: en-coact-en-verb-1YiOEgSf Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with co-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 5 82 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with co-: 33 15 53 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 11 5 84 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 8 4 88
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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