comperco

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

con- +‎ parcō (to spare, refrain)

Pronunciation

Verb

compercō (present infinitive compercere, perfect active compersī); third conjugation, no supine stem

  1. (transitive) to save, hoard
  2. (transitive) to refrain, abstain (+ infinitive)

Conjugation

References

  • comperco”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • comperco”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers