compresse

Dictionary entries

• compressus, compressa -um, compressior -or -us, compressissimus -a -um:

  Adjective · 1st declension

  Frequency:

  Common

  Dictionary:

  Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)

  Field:

  Bio/medical

  = constricted/narrow/pressed together; bound/tight (bowels), constipated, binding;

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  voc. sg. (m.)
• comprimo, comprimere, compressi, compressus:

  Verb · 3rd conjugation · Transitive

  Frequency:

  Very Frequent

  Dictionary:

  Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)

  = press/squeeze together, fold, crush; hem/shut/keep/hold in; copulate (male);; suppress/control/stifle/frustrate/subdue/cow, put down; hold breath; silence;

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  voc. sg. perf. pass. part.
• compresse, compressius, compressissime:

  Adverb

  Frequency:

  Uncommon

  Dictionary:

  Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)

  = briefly, succinctly, in a compressed manner; urgently, pressingly, insistently;

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