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I'm a little rusty, but I'll tell you what I can.

Persuadere is exactly what it sounds like. Present active infinitive of the second-conjugation verb persuādeō. (So if we want to get really technical, the correct spelling is persuādēre, the vowels with macrons being pronounced long.) Its fundamental meaning is "to persuade."

Cogeria is a little trickier to pick a part but undoubtedly nastier in meaning. I believe it is derived from the third-conjugation verb cōgere, which means "to force" or "to drive." It connotes moving a resisting object to action. As far as I can tell, the "-ia" ending makes no sense in the context of the spell. (It suggests a singular passive form with a plural object.)

Fiducia compelus is definitely nonsense. The obvious root is compellere, meaning to compel, but the supine (alternatively perfect passive participle) form as intended for the spell is compulsus, not compelus. Furthermore, the subject of the verb compelus/compulsus is singular and masculine. Supposing that the original target was a single stallion though, the correct form would be "Fīdūciā compulsus," meaning "He is compelled by trust."