coact v 1: act together, as of organisms coact

Coact \Co*act"\, v. t. [L. coactare, intens. fr. cogere, coactum, to force. See Cogent.] To force; to compel; to drive. [Obs.] The faith and service of Christ ought to be voluntary and not coacted. --Foxe. coact

Coact \Co*act"\, v. i. [Pref. co- + act, v. i.] To act together; to work in concert; to unite. [Obs.] But if I tell you how these two did coact. --Shak. coact

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