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Compel — Com*pel , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Compelled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Compelling}.] [L. compellere, compulsum, to drive together, to compel, urge; com + pellere to drive: cf. OF. compellir. See {Pulse}.] 1. To drive or urge with force, or irresistibly; to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
compel — mid 14c., from O.Fr. compellir, from L. compellere to drive together, drive to one place (of cattle), to force or compel (of persons), from com together (see COM (Cf. com )) + pellere to drive (see PULSE (Cf. pulse) (1)). Related: Compelled … Etymology dictionary
compel — ► VERB (compelled, compelling) 1) force or oblige to do something. 2) bring about by force or pressure. ORIGIN Latin compellere, from pellere drive … English terms dictionary
compel — verb 1) he compelled them to leave their land Syn: force, pressure, press, push, urge; dragoon, browbeat, bully, intimidate, strong arm; oblige, require, make; informal lean on, put the screws on 2) they can compel compliance … Thesaurus of popular words
compel — 01. The single mother was [compelled] to take on a second part time job in order to feed her family. 02. The government has introduced legislation to [compel] public buildings to spend a certain amount of their budget on art. 03. I felt… … Grammatical examples in English
compel — com•pel [[t]kəmˈpɛl[/t]] v. t. pelled, pel•ling 1) to force or drive, esp. to a course of action: His unruliness compels us to dismiss him[/ex] 2) to secure or bring about by force or power: to compel obedience[/ex] 3) archaic to drive together;… … From formal English to slang
compel */*/ — UK [kəmˈpel] / US verb [transitive] Word forms compel : present tense I/you/we/they compel he/she/it compels present participle compelling past tense compelled past participle compelled to force someone to do something, or to get something from… … English dictionary
compel — com|pel [kəmˈpel] v past tense and past participle compelled present participle compelling [T] [Date: 1300 1400; : Latin; Origin: compellere, from com ( COM ) + pellere to drive ] 1.) to force someone to do something →↑compulsion compel sb to do… … Dictionary of contemporary English
compel — com|pel [ kəm pel ] verb transitive ** to force someone to do something, or to get something from someone using force: compel someone to do something: The order compelled him to appear as a witness. feel compelled to do something: I feel… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
compel — To urge forcefully; under extreme pressure. Word compel as used in constitutional right to be free from being compelled in a criminal case to be a witness against one s self means to be subjected to some coercion, fear, terror, inducement,… … Black's law dictionary
compel — To urge forcefully; under extreme pressure. Word compel as used in constitutional right to be free from being compelled in a criminal case to be a witness against one s self means to be subjected to some coercion, fear, terror, inducement,… … Black's law dictionary
