Transact \Trans*act"\, v. 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. Transact \Trans*act"\, v. i. To conduct matters; to manage affairs. [R.] --South.
transact v : conduct business; "transact with foreign governments"