Etymology: [ k&m-'pel ] (transitive verb.) 14th century. From Middle English compellen, from Middle French compellir, from Latin compellere, itself from com- 'together' + pellere 'to drive'
Synonyms: bulldoze, coerce, concuss, constrain, crack down, dragoon, drive, enforce, exact, hustle, impel, make, make necessary, necessitate, oblige, put the arm on, put the chill on, restrain, shotgun
To force, constrain or coerce, To exact, extort, (make) produce by force, To drive together, round up, To overpower; to subdue, If a situation, a rule, or a person compels you to do something, they force you to do it. the introduction of legislation to compel cyclists to wear a helmet Local housing authorities have been compelled by the housing crisis to make offers of sub-standard accommodation, To call forth; to summon, If you feel compelled to do something, you feel that you must do it, because it is the right thing to do. I felt morally compelled to help, make someone do something, To make one yield or submit, command: make someone do something, force or compel somebody to do something; "We compel all students to fill out this form, force, coerce, influence, To gather or unite in a crowd or company, To exact or produce by force, To drive or urge with force, or irresistibly; to force; to constrain; to oblige; to necessitate, either by physical or moral force, force or compel somebody to do something; "We compel all students to fill out this form", To force to yield; to overpower; to subjugate, To take by force or violence; to seize; to exact; to extort, Simple past tense and past participle of compel, Present participle of compel, forceful, requiring urgent attention, If you describe something such as a film or book, or someone's appearance, as compelling, you mean you want to keep looking at it or reading it because you find it so interesting. a frighteningly violent yet compelling film, past of compel, tending to persuade by forcefulness of argument; "new and compelling evidence", convincing, persuasive; binding, constraining; urgent, pressing, A compelling argument or reason is one that convinces you that something is true or that something should be done. Factual and forensic evidence makes a suicide verdict the most compelling answer to the mystery of his death, driving or forcing; "compelling ambition", driving or forcing; "compelling ambition, third-person singular of compel,
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To force, constrain or coerce - "Against my will, / As Pompey was, am I compell'd to set / Upon one battle all our liberties."
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To exact, extort, (make) produce by force - "The Queen has nothing but the power to execute the laws, to adjust grievances and to compel order."
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To drive together, round up - "Sheep dogs masterly compel the herd."
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To overpower; to subdue - "She had one of those perfect faces, which irresistibly compel the soul of a man."
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If a situation, a rule, or a person compels you to do something, they force you to do it. the introduction of legislation to compel cyclists to wear a helmet Local housing authorities have been compelled by the housing crisis to make offers of sub-standard accommodation
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To call forth; to summon
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If you feel compelled to do something, you feel that you must do it, because it is the right thing to do. I felt morally compelled to help
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make someone do something
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To make one yield or submit
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command: make someone do something
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force or compel somebody to do something; "We compel all students to fill out this form
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force, coerce, influence fiil
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To gather or unite in a crowd or company
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To exact or produce by force
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To drive or urge with force, or irresistibly; to force; to constrain; to oblige; to necessitate, either by physical or moral force
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force or compel somebody to do something; "We compel all students to fill out this form"
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To force to yield; to overpower; to subjugate
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To take by force or violence; to seize; to exact; to extort
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compelled
Simple past tense and past participle of compel
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compelling
Present participle of compel
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compelling
forceful - "The politician had compelling ambition."
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compelling
requiring urgent attention - "There are compelling reasons why these articles should have definitions."
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compelling
If you describe something such as a film or book, or someone's appearance, as compelling, you mean you want to keep looking at it or reading it because you find it so interesting. a frighteningly violent yet compelling film
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compelled
past of compel
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compelling
tending to persuade by forcefulness of argument; "new and compelling evidence"
A compelling argument or reason is one that convinces you that something is true or that something should be done. Factual and forensic evidence makes a suicide verdict the most compelling answer to the mystery of his death
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