coerceo.
to enclose on all sides, hold together; surround, encompass
Meaning & usage
to enclose on all sides, hold together; surround, encompass
to curb, restrain, tame, correct, appease
to restrain, keep back, confine, shut up or in, hold in confinement, repress, coerce
to restrain, keep back, confine, shut up or in, hold in confinement, repress, coerce to prune, trim
to keep within limits, control, limit
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Proto-Indo-European *h₂erk- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *h₂orkéyeti Proto-Italic *arkeō Latin arceō Latin coërceō From con- + arceō (“enclose; keep off”).
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