"compesce" meaning in All languages combined

See compesce on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

IPA: /kəmˈpɛs/ Forms: compesces [present, singular, third-person], compescing [participle, present], compesced [participle, past], compesced [past]
Rhymes: -ɛs Etymology: Latin compēscō (“I restrain”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|compēscō||I restrain}} Latin compēscō (“I restrain”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} compesce (third-person singular simple present compesces, present participle compescing, simple past and past participle compesced)
  1. (obsolete, transitive) To keep in check; to restrain or hold down Tags: obsolete, transitive

Verb [Latin]

Head templates: {{head|la|verb form}} compesce
  1. second-person singular present active imperative of compescō Tags: active, form-of, imperative, present, second-person, singular Form of: compescō
    Sense id: en-compesce-la-verb-PKECQPH9 Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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