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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: com‧pe‧lir

Verb

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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

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