verb
compendĭo
Meaning
- To shorten
compendĭo, āvi, ātum, 1, v. a. compendium (eccl. Lat.).
I. To shorten, abridge:
sermonem, Tert. adv. Marc. 4, 9; 4, 1.—II. Compendiare alicui, lit., to shorten the way of life for one; hence, to kill him, Aug. Quaest. in Hept. 7 fin.