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comprimo.

to compress (squeeze together)

8 characters3 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

verb[ˈkɔm.prɪ.moː]Classical-Latin[ˈkɔm.pri.mo]
  1. to compress (squeeze together)

    conjugation-3 · transitive
  2. to restrain, contain, repress or curb, hinder, check

    conjugation-3 · transitive
    manum comprimere
    animam comprimere
  3. to restrain, contain, repress or curb, hinder, check to constipate, make costive

    conjugation-3 · transitive
    stomachum comprimere
  4. to withhold or conceal evidences or knowledge about, to keep something to oneself

    conjugation-3 · rare · transitive
  5. to make love, lie with; (often forcibly) to dishonour a woman, to rape

    conjugation-3 · transitive
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 *per-? Proto-Indo-European *pres-der. Proto-Italic *pres- Latin premō Latin comprimō From con- (“with”) + premō (“to press”).

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