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Coapt vs Compt - What's the difference?

coapt | compt |

As verbs the difference between coapt and compt

is that coapt is to fit together, especially by mutual adaptation while compt is (obsolete) to compute; to count.

As nouns the difference between coapt and compt

is that coapt is (organic compound) methyl cyanoacrylate while compt is (obsolete) account; reckoning; computation.

As an adjective compt is

(obsolete) neat; spruce.

coapt

English

Verb

(en verb)
  • To fit together, especially by mutual adaptation

    • Related terms

    *coaptation

    Noun

    (-)
  • (organic compound) methyl cyanoacrylate

    • compt

    English

    Etymology 1

    (etyl) comptus, past participle of (comere) to care for, comb, arrange, adorn.

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (obsolete) neat; spruce
    • (Cotgrave)

    Etymology 2

    (etyl) compte.

    Noun

  • (obsolete) account; reckoning; computation
  • *{{quote-book, year=1608, author=William Shakespeare, title=Macbeth, chapter=, edition=, url=
    • , passage=Your servants ever have theirs,/Themselves and what is theirs, in compt , /To make their audit at your highness' pleasure, /Still to return your own. }}

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (obsolete) To compute; to count.
    • (Webster 1913)