Webster's Dictionary 1913

5995

Compeer (2)

Com‐peer″, v. t. To be equal with; to match.In my rights,By me invested, he compeers the best.Shak.

5996

Compeer (3)

{ Com‐peer″, Com‐peir″ (?), } v. i. See Compear.

5997

Compel

Com‐pel″ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Compelled (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Compelling.] [L. compellere, compulsum, to drive together, to compel, urge; com- + pellere to drive: cf. OF. compe...

5998

Compel (2)

Com‐pel″ (?), v. i. To make one yield or submit. “If she can not entreat, I can compel.” Shak.

5999

Compellable

Com‐pel″la‐ble (?), a. Capable of being compelled or constrained. Blackstone.

6000

Compellably

Com‐pel″la‐bly, adv. By compulsion.

6001

Compellation

Com′pel‐la″tion (?), n. [L. compellatio, fr. compellare to accost, fr. compellere. See Compel.] Style of address or salutation; an appellation. “Metaphorical compellations.” Mil...

6002

Compellative

Com‐pel″la‐tive (?), n.(Gram.) The name by which a person is addressed; an appellative.

6003

Compellatory

Com‐pel″la‐to‐ry (?), a. Serving to compel; compulsory.

6004

Compeller

Com‐pel″ler (?), n. One who compels or constrains.

6005

Compend

Com″pend (?), n. A compendium; an epitome; a summary.A compend and recapitulation of the Mosaical law.Bp. Burnet.

6006

Compendiarious

Com‐pen′di‐a″ri‐ous (?), a. [L. compendiarius.] Short; compendious. Bailey.

6007

Compendiate

Com‐pen″di‐ate (?), v. t. [L. compendiatus, p. p. of compendiare to shorten, fr. compendium.] To sum or collect together. Bp. King.

6008

Compendious

Com‐pen″di‐ous (?), a. [L. compendiosus.] Containing the substance or general principles of a subject or work in a narrow compass; abridged; summarized.More compendious and expe...

6009

Compendiously

Com‐pen″di‐ous‐ly, adv. In a compendious manner.Compendiously expressed by the word chaos.Bentley.

6010

Compendiousness

Com‐pen″di‐ous‐ness, n. The state or quality of being compendious.

6011

Compendium

Com‐pen″di‐um (?), n.; pl. E. Compendiums (#), L. Compendia (#). [L. compendium that which is weighed, saved, or shortened, a short way, fr. compendere to weigh; com- + pendere ...

6012

Compensate

Com″pen‐sate (? or?; 277), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Compensated; p. pr. & vb. n.Compensating.] [L. compensatus, p. p. of compensare, prop., to weigh several things with one another, t...

6013

Compensate (2)

Com″pen‐sate, v. i. To make amends; to supply an equivalent; — followed by for; as, nothing can compensate for the loss of reputation.

6014

Compensation

Com′pen‐sa″tion (?), n. [L. compensatio a weighing, a balancing of accounts.] 1. The act or principle of compensating. Emerson.2. That which constitutes, or is regarded as, an e...

6015

Compensative

Com‐pen″sa‐tive (?), a. [LL. compensativus.] Affording compensation.

6016

Compensative (2)

Com‐pen″sa‐tive, n. Compensation. Lamb.

6017

Compensator

Com″pen‐sa′tor (?), n. 1. One who, or that which, compensates; — a name applied to various mechanical devices.2. (Naut.) An iron plate or magnet placed near the compass on iron ...

6018

Compensatory

Com‐pen″sa‐to‐ry (?), a. Serving for compensation; making amends. Jer. Taylor.

6019

Compense

Com‐pense″ (?), v. t. [F. compenser. See Compensate.] To compensate. Bacon.

6020

Comperendinate

Com′pe‐ren″di‐nate (?), v. t. [L. comperendinatus, p. p. of comperendinare to defer (the time of trial.)] To delay. Bailey.

6021

Compesce

Com‐pesce″ (?), v. t. [L. compescere.] To hold in check; to restrain. Carlyle.