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Definition of Coact
1. Verb. Act together, as of organisms.
Definition of Coact
1. v. t. To force; to compel; to drive.
2. v. i. To act together; to work in concert; to unite.
Definition of Coact
1. Verb. (obsolete) To compel, constrain, force. ¹
2. Adjective. (obsolete) Forced, constrained, done under compulsion. ¹
3. Verb. (rare) To work together. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Coact
1. to act together [v -ED, -ING, -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Coact
Literary usage of Coact
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Autobiography of Nathaniel Southgate Shaler by Nathaniel Southgate Shaler, Sophia Penn Page Shaler (1909)
"coact PUT Try Camp. Sept. 23rd, 1874. . . . I arrived here in good order and had
a comfortable night's sleep. After all I am tempted to bring you and the ..."
2. A Treatise on Gyrostatics and Rotational Motion: Theory and Applications by Andrew Gray (1918)
"... putting a = /3 + iy, a' = /3' + iy', so that [1, ft', y y'are real, we find
finally for the most general forced vibrational solution )-— (coact + ..."
3. The Law of Patents for Useful Inventions by William Callyhan Robinson (1890)
"While every element remains a unit, retaining its own individuality and identity
as a complete and operative means, should coact upon each other ; it is ..."
4. Patent Essentials for the Executive, Engineer, Lawyer and Inventor: A by John Franklin Robb, George Prescott Tucker, Louis William Maxson, Edwin Clark Reynolds, Loren Alonzo Sadler, Edward Collins (1922)
"In this series, 1, 2, and 3 constitute a machine and 4 and 5 represent an auxiliary
mechanism. The parts 2 and 3 coact with part 1, but do not modify its ..."
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