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verb transitive

compĕdĭo

2nd PP compĕdīre · 3rd PP compĕdĭtum · conj. 4th
to fetter; shackle
perf., ĭtum, 4, v. a. compes, to fetter, shackle (mostly anteand post-class.).
Prop.: pedes corrigiis, Varr. ap. Non. p. 28, 9: servi conpediti, Cato, R. R.… •
Prop.: pedes corrigiis, Varr. ap. Non. p. 28, 9: servi conpediti, Cato, R. R. 56; Plaut. Capt. 5, 1, 24; Sen. Tranq. 10, 1; Dig. 4, 3, 7, § 7 al.—*
figuratively •
Trop.: rebus immortalibus perniciosissime compediri, Aug. Ep. 39.
Perseus ID: n9554 Key: compedio