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- Latin · derived fromcompēscō“to restrain”
- English todaycompesce
Latin compēscō (“to restrain”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: To keep in check; to restrain or hold down Full definition →
Latin compēscō (“to restrain”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.