subact

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verb

To reduce or subdue.

OriginLatin subactus →
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Meanings

subact1

verbsubact (third-person singular simple present subacts, present participle subacting, simple past and past participle subacted)

present singular third person subacts · participle present subacting · participle past subacted · past subacted

  1. obsoletetransitiveTo reduce or subdue.

    tangible bodies have no pleasure in the consort of air , but endeavour to subact it into a more dense body

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subact2

nounsubact (plural subacts)

plural subacts

    Origin

    subact · verb

    1. Latinsubactus
    2. Englishsubact

    From Latin subactus, past participle of subigere (“to subdue”).

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    subact · noun

    sub- + act

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    APA

    subact. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subact

    MLA

    “subact.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subact. Accessed November 3, 2026.

    Chicago

    WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “subact,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subact.

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