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Compel
kəmˈpɛl
Compel definitions
verb
compels
compelling
compelled
compel
- force or oblige (someone) to do something
"a sense of duty compelled Harry to answer her questions"
force coerce into pressurize into pressure impel drive press push urge prevail on exact extort demand insist on enforce force necessitate- bring about (something) by the use of force or pressure
"they may compel a witness's attendance at court by issue of a summons"
- force to come or go in a particular direction
"by heav'n's high will compell'd from shore to shore"