Coact

//kəʊˈakt// adj, verb

adj, verb ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To compel, constrain, force. obsolete

    "The faith and service of Christ ought to be voluntary and not coacted."

  2. 2
    To work together. rare
  3. 3
    act together, as of organisms wordnet
Adjective
  1. 1
    Forced, constrained, done under compulsion. obsolete

    "too much solitariness […] is either coact, enforced, or else voluntary."

Synonyms

All synonyms
cooperateaccordact in concertact togetheraffiliateagree

Example

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"The faith and service of Christ ought to be voluntary and not coacted."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From the participle stem of Latin cōgō.

Etymology 2

From co- + act.

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