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Webster 1913 Edition


Transact

Trans-act′

,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Transacted
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Transacting
.]
[L.
transactus
, p. p. of
transigere
. See
Transaction
.]
To carry through; to do; perform; to manage;
as, to
transact
commercial business; to
transact
business by an agent
.

Trans-act′

,
Verb.
I.
To conduct matters; to manage affairs.
[R.]
South.

Webster 1828 Edition


Transact

TRANSACT'

,
Verb.
T.
[L. transactus, transigo; trans and ago; to act or drive through.] To do; to perform; to manage; as, to transact commercial business. We transact business in person or by an agent.