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compesco

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Latin

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From con- +‎ parcō (to refrain from, forbear) +‎ -scō (inchoative suffix).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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compescō (present infinitive compescere, perfect active compescuī); third conjugation, no supine stem

  1. to restrain or check
  2. to quench
  3. to curb
  4. to confine
  5. to block

Conjugation

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References

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  • compesco”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • compesco”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • compesco in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • De Vaan, Michiel (2008) Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN