compinge

English

Etymology

From Latin compingere.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kəmˈpɪnd͡ʒ/
• Rhymes: -ɪndʒ

Verb

compinge (third-person singular simple present compinges, present participle compinging, simple past and past participle compinged)

1. (obsolete) To compress; to shut up (confine).
   • 1624, Democritus Junior [pseudonym; Robert Burton], The Anatomy of Melancholy: […], 2nd edition, Oxford, Oxfordshire: […] John Lichfield and James Short, for Henry Cripps, →OCLC:

     Into what straits hath it been compinged

Usage notes

Exclusively used to talk about blood inside vessels.

References

• “compinge”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Latin

Verb

compinge

1. second-person singular present active imperative of compingō