Home › Words › C › compingecompinge/kəmˈpɪnd͡ʒ/compinge means to compress; to shut up (confine).Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, compinge ranks #3,412 of 42,747 for Qualifying.compinge is pronounced /kəmˈpɪnd͡ʒ/.EtymologyFrom Latin compingere.verbTo compress; to shut up (confine).e.g.“Into what straits hath it been compinged” — 1624, Democritus Junior [pseudonym; Robert Burton], The Anatomy of Melancholy: […], 2nd edition, Oxford, Oxfordshire: […] John Lichfield and James Short, for Henry Cripps, →OCLC:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.compesce 67% match — To keep in check; to restrain or hold down vs compinge →compaginate 66% match — To unite or hold together. vs compinge →impen 65% match — To shut up or enclose, as in a pen. vs compinge →constringe 65% match — To constrict; to tighten. vs compinge →compage 65% match — Compages; consistency, solid structure; the compaction of parts into a whole. vs compinge →compendiate 64% match — To sum or collect together. vs compinge →compressingly 64% match — So as to compress. vs compinge →restringe 63% match — To confine; to contract; to stringe. vs compinge →