v. Obs. rare. [Variant of COMPACT v., prob. mainly phonetic, but perh. partly due to erroneous association with PACK v.]
1. = COMPACT v.1; to pack together, combine.
1584. T. Hudson, Judith, I., in Sylvester, Du Bartas (1621), 696. Children mo then Northren windes Of Cyrene sands in numbers can compack.
1605. Sylvester, Du Bartas, I. vi. (16057), I. 221. Th Art of Man not onely can compack Features and formes that life and motion lack.
2. = COMPACT v.2; to enter into a compact, league.
a. 1618. Sylvester, Du Bartas, Decay (1621), 496. Winter-Storms with absent Stars compack, With th angry Waters to conspire her wrack.