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compesco.

to restrain or check

8 characters3 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

verb[kɔmˈpɛs.koː]Classical-Latin[komˈpɛs.ko]
  1. to restrain or check

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  2. to quench

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  3. to curb

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  4. to confine

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  5. to block

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Where this word comes from

Equivalent to con- + parcō + -scō, with *-a- > -e- by regular vowel reduction in a word-medial syllable, and *-rksk- > *-rsk- > /sk/ (-sc-). The etymology of parcō is disputed: see there for further information.

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