verbthird conjugation
compellō1
compellō (present infinitive compellere, perfect active compulī, supine compulsum)
Classical[kɔmˈpɛl.loː]Ecclesiastical[komˈpɛl.lo]
Meaning
- to gather, collect, push together
- to compel, reduce to a certain condition or state by force
- to urge
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
vī cōgōcompellō -ere, -pulsus — in IVLIANVS I: Gallia, ch. 15 and IVLIANVS II: Imperium, ch. 9
drive together
compellō -ere, -pulī — in De Bello Gallico II
Conjugation conjugation 3
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | compellō | compellēbam compellābam | compellam compellābō | compulī compellāvī | compuleram compellāveram | compulerō compellārō, compellāverō |
| 2nd sg. | compellis | compellēbās compellābās | compellēs compellābis | compulistī compellāstī, compellāvistī | compulerās compellārās, compellāverās | compuleris compellāveris |
| 3rd sg. | compellit | compellēbat compellābat | compellet compellābit | compulit compellāvit | compulerat compellārat, compellāverat | compulerit compellārit, compellāverit |
| 1st pl. | compellimus | compellēbāmus compellābāmus | compellēmus compellābimus | compulimus compellāvimus | compulerāmus compellāverāmus | compulerimus compellārimus, compellāverimus |
| 2nd pl. | compellitis | compellēbātis compellābātis | compellētis compellābitis | compulistis compellāstis, compellāvistis | compulerātis compellārātis, compellāverātis | compuleritis compellāritis, compellāveritis |
| 3rd pl. | compellunt | compellēbant compellābant | compellent compellābunt | compulērunt compulēre, compellārunt, compellāvēre, compellāvērunt | compulerant compellārant, compellāverant | compulerint compellārint, compellāverint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | compellam compellem | compellerem compellārem | compulerim compellārim, compellāverim | compulissem compellāssem, compellāvissem |
| 2nd sg. | compellās | compellerēs compellārēs | compulerīs compellāverīs | compulissēs compellāssēs, compellāvissēs |
| 3rd sg. | compellat | compelleret compellāret | compulerit compellārit, compellāverit | compulisset compellāsset, compellāvisset |
| 1st pl. | compellāmus | compellerēmus compellārēmus | compulerīmus compellārīmus, compellāverīmus | compulissēmus compellāssēmus, compellāvissēmus |
| 2nd pl. | compellātis | compellerētis compellārētis | compulerītis compellārītis, compellāverītis | compulissētis compellāssētis, compellāvissētis |
| 3rd pl. | compellant | compellerent compellārent | compulerint compellārint, compellāverint | compulissent compellāssent, compellāvissent |
passive indicative
| form | present | imperfect | future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | compellor | compellēbar compellābar | compellar compellābor |
| 2nd sg. | compelleris compellere | compellēbāris compellēbāre, compellābāre, compellābāris | compellēris compellēre, compellābere, compellāberis |
| 3rd sg. | compellitur | compellēbātur compellābātur | compellētur compellābitur |
| 1st pl. | compellimur | compellēbāmur compellābāmur | compellēmur compellābimur |
| 2nd pl. | compelliminī | compellēbāminī compellābāminī | compellēminī compellābiminī |
| 3rd pl. | compelluntur | compellēbantur compellābantur | compellentur compellābuntur |
passive subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | compellar compeller | compellerer compellārer |
| 2nd sg. | compellāris compellāre | compellerēris compellerēre, compellārēre, compellārēris |
| 3rd sg. | compellātur | compellerētur compellārētur |
| 1st pl. | compellāmur | compellerēmur compellārēmur |
| 2nd pl. | compellāminī | compellerēminī compellārēminī |
| 3rd pl. | compellantur | compellerentur compellārentur |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | compelle compellā | compellere |
| pres. 2nd pl. | compellite compellāte | compelliminī |
| fut. 2nd sg. | compellitō compellātō | compellitor compellātor |
| fut. 3rd sg. | compellitō compellātō | compellitor compellātor |
| fut. 2nd pl. | compellitōte compellātōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | compelluntō compellantō | compelluntor compellantor |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | compellere | compellī compellārī |
| perfect infinitive | compulisse compellāsse, compellāvisse | compulsum esse |
| future infinitive | compulsūrum esse | compulsum īrī |
| present participle | compellēns | — |
| perfect participle | — | compulsus compellāta, compellātā, compellātae, compellātam, compellātārum, compellātās, compellāte, compellātī, compellātō, compellātōrum, compellātōs, compellātum, compellātus |
| future participle | compulsūrus compellātūra, compellātūrā, compellātūrae, compellātūram, compellātūrārum, compellātūrās, compellātūre, compellātūrī, compellātūrīs, compellātūrō, compellātūrōrum, compellātūrōs, compellātūrum, compellātūrus, compulsūra, compulsūrā, compulsūrae, compulsūram, compulsūrārum, compulsūrās, compulsūre, compulsūrī, compulsūrīs, compulsūrō, compulsūrōrum, compulsūrōs, compulsūrum | compellendus compellundus, compellanda, compellandā, compellandae, compellandam, compellandārum, compellandās, compellande, compellandī, compellandīs, compellandō, compellandōrum, compellandōs, compellandum, compellandus, compellenda, compellendā, compellendae, compellendam, compellendārum, compellendās, compellende, compellendīs, compellendōrum, compellendōs |
gerundcompellendī, compellendō, compellendumsupinecompulsum, compulsū
Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book
- in sinum philosophiae compelli
- to be driven into the arms of philosophy.
com-pello (conp-), pŭli, pulsum, 3, v. a.,
I. to drive together to a place, to collect, assemble (opp. expello, Cic. Pis. 7, 16;
to dispellere, Plaut. As. 3, 3, 149; and to aspellere, id. Trin. 3, 2, 46; class.). I. Lit. of herds, flocks:
tum compellendum (agnos) in gregem ovium, Varr. R. R. 2, 2, 18: armentum in speluncam, Liv. 1, 7, 5; cf.: pecoris vim ingentem in saltum avium, id. 9, 31, 7: greges in unum, Verg. E. 7, 2: pecus totius provinciae, Cic. Pis. 36, 87: haedorum gregem hibisco (poet. for ad hibiscum), Verg. E. 2, 30.—Also of other objects: primordia, Lucr. 2, 564: homines unum in locum, Cic. Inv. 1, 2, 2: naves (hostium) in portum, Caes. B. C. 1, 58 fin.: hostes intra oppida murosque, id. B. G. 7, 65; so of the driving or forcing of enemies in a body; cf.: adversarios intra moenia, Nep. Ages. 5, 3: hostem fugatum in naves, Liv. 10, 2, 2: Dardanos in urbem, id. 41, 19, 9; Suet. Vit. 15: oppidanos intra munimenta, Curt. 8, 11, 1: hostes in fugam, Just. 4, 4.—Hence fig.: bellum Medulliam, to turn the war thither, Liv. 1, 33, 4: is (hostes) eo compulit ut locorum angustiis clausi, etc., drove them into so close corners, Nep. Ham. 2, 4: Pompeium domum suam, Cic. Pis. 7, 16: ad monumentorum deversoria plebe compulsā, Suet. Ner. 38: quam (imaginem) virga semel horrida... Nigro compulerit gregi, * Hor. C. 1, 24, 18: ossa in suas sedes, Cels. 6, 7 fin. —II. Trop.
A. To bring or press together:
amores nostros dispulsos, Plaut. As. 3, 3, 149: cur eam tantas in angustias et in Stoicorum dumeta compellimus? Cic. Ac. 2, 35, 112.—Far more freq., B. To drive, bring, move, impel, incite, urge, compel, force, constrain to something; constr. with ad, in, more rarely with ut, the inf. or absol.
(a). With ad (freq. in Suet.):
aliquem ad virtutem, Plaut. Bacch. 4, 10, 10: ad arma, Cic. Marcell. 5, 13: ad bellum, Ov. M. 5, 219: ad deditionem fame, Suet. Aug. 14; Curt. 9, 1, 19: ad necem, Suet. Aug. 66; id. Calig. 23; id. Ner. 35: ad mortem, id. Tib. 56; Quint. 7, 3, 7: ad confessionem, Suet. Claud. 15: ad pugnam, id. ib. 21: ad rapinas, Luc. 7, 99: ad defectionem, Curt. 10, 1, 45: ad laqueum, Plin. 36, 5, 4, § 12: ad impudicitiam, Dig. 1, 6, 2.—(b). With in:
in hunc sensum compellor injuriis, Cic. Fam. 1, 9, 21: in eundem metum, Liv. 25, 29, 8: in socordiam, Col. 11, 1, 11: in mortem, Quint. 7, 3, 7: in metum, Tac. H. 2, 27. —(g). With ut:
callidum senem callidis dolis Conpuli et perpuli, mihi omnia ut crederet, Plaut. Bacch. 4, 4, 4; Suet. Caes. 1; 24; id. Vesp. 2; Tac. Or. 4; Curt. 8, 8, 2. —(d). With inf.:
aliquem jussa nefanda pati, Ov. F. 3, 860; Luc. 3, 144; Suet. Tib. 62; id. Dom. 14; Curt. 5, 1, 35; Just. 16, 5; 30, 3; Gai Inst. 2, 237.—(ε) Absol.: ceteras nationes conterruit, compulit, domuit, Cic. Prov. Cons. 13, 33: aliquā indignatione compellendus, Quint. 9, 4, 138: ille qui aspellit, is conpellit, Plaut. Trin. 3, 2, 46; freq. in perf. part.: periculis compulsus, Cic. Fam. 1, 9, 11; Caes. B. C. 3, 41; Liv. 27, 30, 3.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
com - pellō (conp-) pulī, pulsus, ere,
to drive together, drive in a body, collect, assemble: armentum in speluncam, L.: greges in unum, V.: pecus totius provinciae: (navīs) in portum, Cs.: adversarios intra moenia, N.—To drive, force: bellum Medulliam, direct, L.: (hostes) eo, ut, etc., N.: Pompeium domum suam: (imaginem) virgā Nigro gregi, H.—Fig., to drive, bring, move, impel, incite, urge, compel, force, constrain: civem domum vi et armis: ad arma: in hunc sensum compellor iniuriis: in eundem metum, L.: alquem iussa nefanda pati, O.: ceteras nationes: periculis compulsus: angustiis rei frumentariae, Cs.: metu, L.
compellō (conp-) āvī, ātus, āre
1 compello, to accost, address: alqm voce, V.: Hersiliam iussis vocibus: Tauream nomine, L.: Danaum verbis amicis, V. — To address reproachfully, reproach, chide, rebuke, upbraid, abuse, take to task, call to account: ne compellarer inultus, H.: Hac ego si compellor imagine, challenged, H.: eum fratricidam, N.: pro cunctatore segnem, L.: magnā compellans voce cucullum, calling (him) cuckoo, H. — To summon (to answer a charge), arraign, accuse: Ciceronem edicto: hoc crimine ab inimicis compellabatur, N.
Origins
From con- (“together”) + pellō (“drive”), from Proto-Indo-European *pelh₂- (“to approach”).
Descendants
- Catalancompel·lir
- Englishcompel
- Portuguesecompelir
- Spanishcompeler
- Middle Frenchcompellir
- Galiciancompeler
- Welshcymell