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co⋅ac⋅tive

1  [koh-ak-tiv]
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–adjective
compulsory; coercive.
Origin:
1590–1600; coact(ion) 1 + -ive

Related forms:
co⋅ac⋅tive⋅ly, adverb
co⋅ac⋅tiv⋅i⋅ty, noun
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co⋅ac⋅tive

2  [koh-ak-tiv]
–adjective
acting together.
Origin:
1590–1600; co- + active

Related forms:
co⋅ac⋅tive⋅ly, adverb
co⋅ac⋅tiv⋅i⋅ty, noun
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co·ac·tion   (kō-āk'shən)   
n.  

  1. An impelling or restraining force; a compulsion.

  2. Joint action.

  3. Ecology Any of the reciprocal actions or effects, such as symbiosis, that can occur in a community.


[Middle English coaccioun, from Latin coāctiō, coāctiōn-, a collecting, from coāctus, past participle of cōgere, to collect, condense; see coagulum. Senses 2 and 3 : co- + action.]
co·ac'tive adj., co·ac'tive·ly adv.
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