"compesce" meaning in English

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      "form": "compesces",
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      "form": "compescing",
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      "form": "compesced",
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        "(obsolete, transitive) To hold in check; to restrain."
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  "word": "compesce"
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    {
      "form": "compesces",
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        "singular",
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    {
      "form": "compescing",
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        "participle",
        "present"
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    },
    {
      "form": "compesced",
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        "(obsolete, transitive) To hold in check; to restrain."
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