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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Compact \Com*pact"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Compacted; p. pr. & vb. n. Compacting.] 1. To thrust, drive, or press closely together; to join firmly; to consolidate; to make close; -- as the parts which compose a body. [1913 Webster] Now the bright sun compacts the precious stone. --Blackstone. [1913 Webster] 2. To unite or connect firmly, as in a system. [1913 Webster] The whole body fitly joined together and compacted by that which every joint supplieth. --Eph. iv. 16. [1913 Webster]