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Definition of Compesce
1. v. t. To hold in check; to restrain.
Definition of Compesce
1. to restrain [v COMPESCED, COMPESCING, COMPESCES] - See also: restrain
Lexicographical Neighbors of Compesce
Literary usage of Compesce
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. American Journal of Philology by Project Muse, JSTOR (Organization) (1904)
"We are fortunately able to control the ipsissima verba on which these lemmata
are based, viz., (i) Plautus Bacch. 463 caue malo et compesce in ..."
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