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- pronunciation:
- k
 m
puhl
s
ri
- features:
- Word Parts
The word compulsory
contains the following parts:
com-
Latin
prefix
that means with, together
  More about this word part:
The prefix com-
attaches to Latin bases beginning with m, p, or b. It has multiple forms, as the 'm' sound in com-
assimilates to the initial sound of the base to which it is attached. See the assimilated forms col-, con-, cor-, and co-. Note: com-
is frequently an intensive prefix, as in " commemorate
" and " command
."
Example words:
accomplish, combat, combine, commerce, commercial, commission, commissioner, commit, comparison, complex, comprehend, incomprehensible, command, commemorate, commute, compare, compel, complacent, complete, complement, complicate, compliment, compose, component, compound1, compulsory, computer, compute
- synonyms:
- syn-
pel, puls
Latin
root
that means drive, push
Example words:
-ory, -atory2
Latin
adjective-forming suffix
that means serving to, pertaining to
More about this word part:
The suffix -ory
, -atory2 attaches to Latin verb roots to form adjectives. Adjectives ending in "-atory
" tend to have corresponding verbs ending in "-ate" (congratulatory: congratulate).
Example words:
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