coarctate
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- 13
- Words With Friends
- 15
- Letters
- 9
/kəʊˈɑːk.teɪt/
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/kəʊˈɑːk.teɪt/ · /koʊˈɑɹkˌteɪt/ · /ˈkoʊˌɑɹkˌteɪt/ · /koʊˈɑɹk.tɪt/ · /ˈkoʊˌɑɹk.tɪt/
Definition of coarctate
4 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
adj
- Pressed close together, constricted, narrowed, compressed.
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adj
- Pressed close together, constricted, narrowed, compressed.
- (of the pupa of certain flies) Enclosed in a rigid case formed by the larval cuticle or puparium.
verb
- (obsolete)To press together; to crowd.
- (obsolete)To restrain; to confine.
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Etymology
Borrowed from Latin coarctātus, perfect participle of coarctō (“to press together, compress, contract, confine”), from co- (“being or bringing together, co-”) + arctō (“to draw or press close together”).
Words you can make from coarctate
142 playable · top: TOCCATA (11 pts)
Best play toccata 11 points7-letter words
2 words6-letter words
8 words5-letter words
38 words- CACAO 9 pts
- CAECA 9 pts
- COACT 9 pts
- ACETA 7 pts
- ACTOR 7 pts
- ARECA 7 pts
- CARAT 7 pts
- CARET 7 pts
- CARTE 7 pts
- CATER 7 pts
- COTTA 7 pts
- CRATE 7 pts
- OCREA 7 pts
- OCTET 7 pts
- REACT 7 pts
- RECTA 7 pts
- RECTO 7 pts
- TACET 7 pts
- TAROC 7 pts
- TECTA 7 pts
- TRACE 7 pts
- TRACT 7 pts
- AORTA 5 pts
- ATTAR 5 pts
- OATER 5 pts
- ORATE 5 pts
- OTTAR 5 pts
- OTTER 5 pts
- REATA 5 pts
- ROTTE 5 pts
- TAROT 5 pts
- TATAR 5 pts
- TATER 5 pts
- TETRA 5 pts
- TORTA 5 pts
- TORTE 5 pts
- TOTER 5 pts
- TREAT 5 pts
4-letter words
41 words- CACA 8 pts
- CECA 8 pts
- COCA 8 pts
- CROC 8 pts
- ACRE 6 pts
- ACRO 6 pts
- ACTA 6 pts
- ARCO 6 pts
- CARE 6 pts
- CART 6 pts
- CATE 6 pts
- CERO 6 pts
- CERT 6 pts
- COAT 6 pts
- CORE 6 pts
- COTE 6 pts
- ORCA 6 pts
- RACE 6 pts
- TACE 6 pts
- TACO 6 pts
- TACT 6 pts
- TORC 6 pts
- AERO 4 pts
- AREA 4 pts
- RATE 4 pts
- RATO 4 pts
- ROTA 4 pts
- ROTE 4 pts
- TARE 4 pts
- TARO 4 pts
- TART 4 pts
- TATE 4 pts
- TEAR 4 pts
- TEAT 4 pts
- TOEA 4 pts
- TORA 4 pts
- TORE 4 pts
- TORT 4 pts
- TOTE 4 pts
- TRET 4 pts
- TROT 4 pts
3-letter words
40 words- ACE 5 pts
- ACT 5 pts
- ARC 5 pts
- CAR 5 pts
- CAT 5 pts
- COR 5 pts
- COT 5 pts
- ECO 5 pts
- OCA 5 pts
- ORC 5 pts
- REC 5 pts
- ROC 5 pts
- TEC 5 pts
- ARE 3 pts
- ARO 3 pts
- ART 3 pts
- ATE 3 pts
- ATT 3 pts
- EAR 3 pts
- EAT 3 pts
- ERA 3 pts
- ETA 3 pts
- OAR 3 pts
- OAT 3 pts
- ORA 3 pts
- ORE 3 pts
- ORT 3 pts
- RAT 3 pts
- RET 3 pts
- ROE 3 pts
- ROT 3 pts
- TAE 3 pts
- TAO 3 pts
- TAR 3 pts
- TAT 3 pts
- TEA 3 pts
- TET 3 pts
- TOE 3 pts
- TOR 3 pts
- TOT 3 pts
2-letter words
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