"subact" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: subacts [plural]
Etymology: sub- + act Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|sub|act}} sub- + act Head templates: {{en-noun}} subact (plural subacts)
  1. Tags: no-gloss
    Sense id: en-subact-en-noun-47DEQpj8
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb

Forms: subacts [present, singular, third-person], subacting [participle, present], subacted [participle, past], subacted [past]
Etymology: Latin subactus, past participle of subigere (“to subdue”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|-}} Latin, {{lena}} Head templates: {{en-verb}} subact (third-person singular simple present subacts, present participle subacting, simple past and past participle subacted)
  1. (obsolete, transitive) To reduce; to subdue. Tags: obsolete, transitive
    Sense id: en-subact-en-verb-4L3l1tQX Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with sub-, English undefined derivations, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 0 100 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with sub-: 0 100 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 0 100 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 100
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

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