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coactive¹

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See Latin coactum.

adjective more coactive · most coactive

  1. obsolete Serving to compel or constrain; compulsory; restrictive. any coactive power or the civil kind

coactive²

adjective more coactive · most coactive

  1. Acting in concurrence; united in action. Affection? thy Intention ſtabs the Center. / Thou do'ſt make poſſible things not ſo held, / Communicat'ſt vvith Dreames (hovv can this be?) / VVith vvhat's vnreall: thou coactiue art, / And fellow'ſt nothing.

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"coactive." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/coactive. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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coactive. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/coactive

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"coactive." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/coactive.

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@misc{coactive_2026,
  title = {coactive},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/coactive},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}