I. To join or unite several parts into one whole, to put together, frame, make by joining, compose (in verb. finit. mostly in post-Aug. prose).
A. Prop.: “roboreis axibus compingitur solum,” Col. 6, 19, 1: “navem iisdem tabulis (opp. dissolvo),” Dig. 45, 1, 83; cf.: “Argo compacta manu Palladiā,” Sen. Med. 365: “PONTEM,” Inscr. Orell. 39: “casam male,” Mart. 12, 72: “caput tenuissimis ossiculis,” Gell. 6, 1, 1; Vitr. 10, 2, 14: “crepidas sibi,” App. Flor. 9 al.: “verbum unum ex multitudine et negotio,” Gell. 11, 16, 4: “Graece nescio quid ais te compegisse, quod ut aeque pauca scripta, placeat tibi,” Front. Ep. ad M. Caes. 1, 6.—In part. perf.: “quid tam compositum tamque conpactum et coagmentatum inveniri potest?” Cic. Fin. 3, 22, 74; cf. id. Univ. 8 med.: “fistula disparibus septem cicutis,” Verg. E. 2, 36: “trabes,” id. A. 12, 674: “membra animantum,” framed together, Lucr. 5, 919; cf. under P. a. —
B. Trop. (post-class.): “falsa de Christo,” Arn. 1, p. 34: “fabulas ignominiosas de diis,” id. 4, p. 148.—
II. Compingere aliquem or aliquid aliquo, to confine, lock up, put, conceal (several times in Plaut. and Cic., elsewh. rare).
A. Prop.: “aliquem in carcerem,” Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 3; id. Men. 5, 5, 39; cf.: “ipsam (Rheam) in vincula,” Aur. Vict. Vir. Ill. 1: “se in Appuliam,” Cic. Att. 8, 8, 1: “aurum atque argentum ubi omne conpactum fuit?” Plaut. Rud. 2, 6, 62.—
B. Trop.: “quae parentis tam in angustum tuos locum conpegeris,” Plaut. Rud. 4, 4, 103: “in judicia et contiunculas, tamquam in aliquod pistrinum, detrudi et compingi,” Cic. de Or. 1, 11, 46: “aufer, utere (pallā), vel tu vel tua uxor, vel etiam in loculos compingite,” keep it, thrust it into your pockets, Plaut. Men. 4, 3, 17 Ritschl N. cr.—Hence, compactus , a, um, P. a., of figure or form, compact, thick-set, thick, firm (freq. in post-Aug. prose): “compacto corpore et robusto,” Plin. Ep. 7, 24, 1: “boves,” Col. 6, 1, 2: compactis firmisque membris, * Suet. Vesp. 20: “cruribus,” Col. 6, 1, 3; 6, 37, 6: “compactā et torosā cervice,” Pall. Mart. 11, 2.
