Coact vs Cooperate - What's the difference?
coact | cooperate | Synonyms |
(obsolete) To compel, constrain, force.
* Foxe
(obsolete) Forced, constrained, done under compulsion.
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(rare) To work together.
To work or act together, especially for a common purpose or benefit.
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To allow for mutual unobstructed action
To function in harmony, side by side
To engage in economic cooperation.
Cooperate is a synonym of coact.
Coact is a synonym of cooperate.
As verbs the difference between coact and cooperate
is that coact is (obsolete) to compel, constrain, force or coact can be (rare) to work together while cooperate is to work or act together, especially for a common purpose or benefit.As a adjective coact
is (obsolete) forced, constrained, done under compulsion.coact
English
Etymology 1
From the participle stem of (etyl) coagere.Verb
(en verb)- The faith and service of Christ ought to be voluntary and not coacted .
Adjective
(en adjective)- too much solitarinessis either coact , enforced, or else voluntary.
Etymology 2
From .Verb
(coact)Synonyms
* to cooperateReferences
*"coact" in the Dictionary.com Unabridged, v1.0.1, Lexico Publishing Group, 2007.
cooperate
English
Alternative forms
* co-operate (UK), (uncommon)Verb
(cooperat)citation
