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1. v. t. To hold in check; to restrain. Source: opted
2. To hold in check; to restrain. [R.] Carlyle. Source: webster
3. compesce (third-person singular simple present compesces, present participle compescing, simple past and past participle compesced) (obsolete, transitive) To hold in check; to restrain. Source: ecdict

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check hold restrain participle past present simple Carlyle obsolete singular transitive

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compensatory compensatory damages compensatory spending compensatory time compense compere compered compear compeer compeir compel compellable compellably

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