coactive — ozdic

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Serving to compel or constrain; compulsory; restrictive.

any coactive power or the civil kind

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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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any coactive power or the civil kind

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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

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In some senses, coactive is marked as obsolete. Watch for register when choosing this word.