COMPESCE


Meaning of COMPESCE in English

kəmˈpes transitive verb

( -ed/-ing/-s )

Etymology: Middle English compessen, from Latin compescere, from com- + -pescere (akin to Latin parcere to spare, abstain) — more at parsimony

archaic Scotland : to hold in check : restrain

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