compelir

Portuguese

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /kõ.peˈli(ʁ)/ [kõ.peˈli(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /kõ.peˈli(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /kõ.peˈli(ʁ)/ [kõ.peˈli(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /kõ.peˈli(ɻ)/
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /kõ.pɨˈliɾ/
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /kõ.pɨˈli.ɾi/

  • Hyphenation: com‧pe‧lir

Verb

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

Brazil
Portugal