subaction — English Dictionary

Noun

1. The act of reducing to any state, such as of mixing two bodies completely.

   Usage

   • Obsolete

   Examples

   there are of concoction two periods ; the one assimilation , or absolute conversion and subaction ; the other maturation

   the whole masse of spawne may also bee imbibed by bole or frankincense or minium or cerusse incorporated by agitation or subaction.

Noun

1. An action that makes up part of a more complex action.

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   This is so because efforts, exertions, and endeavorings, if they were to exist, would need to be actions themselves, or parts of actions, or subactions or behaviors of some sort […]