Portuguese edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Latin compellere. Cognate of Spanish compeler and English compel

Pronunciation edit

 
 

  • Hyphenation: com‧pe‧lir

Verb edit

compelir (first-person singular present compilo, third-person singular present compele, first-person singular preterite compeli, past participle compelido) (Brazil)
compelir (no first-person singular present, no present subjunctive, third-person singular present compele, first-person singular preterite compeli, past participle compelido) (Portugal)

  1. to compel
  2. to force, coerce

Conjugation edit

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