verbthird conjugation
compescō
compescō (present infinitive compescere, perfect active compescuī, supine compescitum)
Classical[kɔmˈpɛs.koː]Ecclesiastical[komˈpɛs.ko]
Meaning
- to restrain or check
- to quench
- to curb
- to confine
- to block
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
coerceō, sistōcompescō -ere — in Metamorphoses I, ch. 5, 9
Choosing the right word Döderlein's Latin Synonyms
Coercere · Compescere
Coercere denotes restriction, as an act of power and superior strength; whereas compescere (from pedica, πεδᾶν) as an act of sovereign authority and wisdom. (iv. 427.)
Conjugation conjugation 3
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | compescō | compescēbam | compescam | compescuī | compescueram | compescuerō |
| 2nd sg. | compescis | compescēbās | compescēs | compescuistī | compescuerās | compescueris |
| 3rd sg. | compescit | compescēbat | compescet | compescuit | compescuerat | compescuerit |
| 1st pl. | compescimus | compescēbāmus | compescēmus | compescuimus | compescuerāmus | compescuerimus |
| 2nd pl. | compescitis | compescēbātis | compescētis | compescuistis | compescuerātis | compescueritis |
| 3rd pl. | compescunt | compescēbant | compescent | compescuērunt compescuēre | compescuerant | compescuerint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | compescam | compescerem | compescuerim | compescuissem |
| 2nd sg. | compescās | compescerēs | compescuerīs | compescuissēs |
| 3rd sg. | compescat | compesceret | compescuerit | compescuisset |
| 1st pl. | compescāmus | compescerēmus | compescuerīmus | compescuissēmus |
| 2nd pl. | compescātis | compescerētis | compescuerītis | compescuissētis |
| 3rd pl. | compescant | compescerent | compescuerint | compescuissent |
passive indicative
| form | present | imperfect | future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | compescor | compescēbar | compescar |
| 2nd sg. | compesceris compescere | compescēbāris compescēbāre | compescēris compescēre |
| 3rd sg. | compescitur | compescēbātur | compescētur |
| 1st pl. | compescimur | compescēbāmur | compescēmur |
| 2nd pl. | compesciminī | compescēbāminī | compescēminī |
| 3rd pl. | compescuntur | compescēbantur | compescentur |
passive subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | compescar | compescerer |
| 2nd sg. | compescāris compescāre | compescerēris compescerēre |
| 3rd sg. | compescātur | compescerētur |
| 1st pl. | compescāmur | compescerēmur |
| 2nd pl. | compescāminī | compescerēminī |
| 3rd pl. | compescantur | compescerentur |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | compesce | compescere |
| pres. 2nd pl. | compescite | compesciminī |
| fut. 2nd sg. | compescitō | compescitor |
| fut. 3rd sg. | compescitō | compescitor |
| fut. 2nd pl. | compescitōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | compescuntō | compescuntor |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | compescere | compescī |
| perfect infinitive | compescuisse | compescitum esse |
| future infinitive | compescitūrum esse | compescitum īrī |
| present participle | compescēns | — |
| perfect participle | — | compescitus |
| future participle | compescitūrus | compescendus compescundus |
gerundcompescendī, compescendō, compescendumsupinecompescitum, compescitū
compesco, pescui (pescitum, Prisc. p. 887 P.), 3, v. a. compes,
I. to fasten together, to confine, hold in check, to repress, curb, restrain (mostly poet. or in post-Aug. prose; not in Cic.; the words quoted as from Cic. by Quint. 11, 3, 169: quin compescitis vocem istam? ap. Cic. himself, Rab. Perd. 8, 18, are: quin continetis vocem).
I. Lit.:
ramos fluentes, i. e. to clip, prune, Verg. G. 2, 370; Col. 5, 6, 11: spatiantia bracchia, Ov. M. 14, 630: ignibus ignes, id. ib. 2, 313: incendia, Plin. Ep. 10, 33 (43), 2: mare, Hor. Ep. 1, 12, 16: luxuriosam vitem fructu, Col. 4, 21, 2; cf. Plin. 14, 20, 25, § 124: harundinem, Col. 4, 32, 5; cf.: coërceo cretam, to tread, stamp, Titin. ap. Non. p. 245, 32: equum angustis habenis, Tib. 1, 4, 11: suos ocellos, Prop. 1, 16, 31: seditiosum civem, Quint. 11, 1, 40; cf. legiones, Suet. Calig. 1: multitudinem, id. Caes. 16.—II. Trop., to suppress, repress, restrain, check, etc.: seditionem exercitūs verbo uno, Tac. A. 1, 42:
hostiles motus per legatos, Suet. Tib. 37: sitim multā undā, Ov. M. 4, 102: maledicta hinc aufer; linguam compescas face, Plaut. Poen. 5, 2, 75; cf. querellas. * Lucr. 3, 954 Lachm.: tristitiam, Ov. M. 9, 396: clamorem, Hor. C. 2, 20, 23: risum, id. S. 2, 8, 63; and: vino dolores, Tib. 1, 2, 1: animam frenis et catenā, Hor. Ep. 1, 2, 63: mentem, id. C. 1, 16, 22: scelera, Quint. 12, 1, 26: ardorem (together with temperavit vim suam), Tac. Agr. 8: mores dissolutos vi, Phaedr. 1, 2, 12.—(b). With inf.:
cave malum et compesce in illum dicere injuste, cease, forbear, Plaut. Bacch. 3, 3, 59.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
compescō pescuī, —, ere
PARC-, to confine, hold in check, repress, curb, restrain: equum freno, Tb.: ramos fluentes, i. e. to prune, V.: bracchia, O.: mare, H.—Fig., to suppress, repress, restrain, check, subdue: sitim undā, O.: clamorem, H.: risum, H.: animum frenis, H.: vim suam ardoremque, Ta.: mores dissolutos vi, Ph.: culpam ferro, i. e. by killing diseased members of the flock, V.
Origins
Equivalent to con- + parcō + -scō, with *-a- > -e- by regular vowel reduction in a word-medial syllable, and *-rksk- > *-rsk- > /sk/ (-sc-). The etymology of parcō is disputed: see there for further information.