compelir

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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]

Brazil
Portugal

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