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com·press Audio Help (kəm-prěs') Pronunciation Key
tr.v. com·pressed, com·press·ing, com·press·es

To press together: compressed her lips.
To make more compact by or as if by pressing.
Computer Science To transform (data) to minimize the space required for storage or transmission: compressed the file so that it could be downloaded efficiently.

n. (kŏm'prěs')

Medicine A soft pad of gauze or other material applied with pressure to a part of the body to control hemorrhage or to supply heat, cold, moisture, or medication to alleviate pain or reduce infection.
A machine for compressing material.

[Middle English compressen, from Old French compresser, from Late Latin compressāre, frequentative of Latin comprimere : com-, com- + premere, to press; see per-⁴ in Indo-European roots.]

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