[kəmˈprɛs], (Verb)

Definitions:
- flatten by pressure; squeeze or press
(e.g: the skirt can be folded and compressed into a relatively small bag)


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Origin:
late Middle English: from Old French compresser or late Latin compressare, frequentative of Latin comprimere, from com- ‘together’ + premere ‘to press’; or directly from compress- ‘pressed together’, from the verb comprimere

[ˈkɒmprɛs], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a pad of lint or other absorbent material pressed on to part of the body to relieve inflammation or stop bleeding
(e.g: a cold compress)


Phrases:

Origin:
late Middle English: from Old French compresser or late Latin compressare, frequentative of Latin comprimere, from com- ‘together’ + premere ‘to press’; or directly from compress- ‘pressed together’, from the verb comprimere