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
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
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012