compello

Meaning

1. (conjugation-3) to gather, collect, push together
2. (conjugation-3) to compel, reduce to a certain condition or state by force
3. (conjugation-3) to urge

Concepts

speak to

collect

compel

force

make

urge

address

drive together

Opposite of

benedīcō

Synonyms

cogo

Translations

lassen

zwingen

brengen

doen

fazer

obligar

Pronounced as (IPA)

[kɔmˈpɛl.loː]

Etymology

From con- (“together”) + pellō (“drive”), from Proto-Indo-European *pelh₂- (“to approach”).