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compellō (conp-) āvī, ātus, āre

1 compello, to accost, address: alqm voce, V.: Hersiliam iussis vocibus: Tauream nomine, L.: Danaum verbis amicis, V.To address reproachfully, reproach, chide, rebuke, upbraid, abuse, take to task, call to account: ne compellarer inultus, H.: Hac ego si compellor imagine, challenged, H.: eum fratricidam, N.: pro cunctatore segnem, L.: magnā compellans voce cucullum, calling (him) cuckoo, H.To summon (to answer a charge), arraign, accuse: Ciceronem edicto: hoc crimine ab inimicis compellabatur, N.

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