transitive. To exercise constraint or compulsion upon; to harass or trouble (a person).
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释义 | society > authority > subjection > obedience > compulsion > compel [verb (transitive)] (146) needeOE transitive. To exercise constraint or compulsion upon; to harass or trouble (a person). straita1340 As rendering of Vulgate coartare, artare, lit. to press together, contract. pressa1393 transitive. To impel or try to impel to action; to constrain; to force. Now rare except as merged with weaker sense ‘urge, try to persuade’ at 14b. afforcea1400 transitive. gen. To force, press; to compel (a person) (to do something). Obsolete. stressa1400 transitive. To constrain or restrain (a person) by force or compulsion; spec. to compel (someone) to a particular course of action. Obsolete. coactc1400 transitive. To compel, constrain, force, coerce. Obsolete except as in 1b. coarctc1400 To confine or restrict the action of (a person); to constrain, coerce. strainc1400 To compel to go. Obsolete. compulse?a1475 transitive. To compel, force, oblige. Obsolete. cohert1475 = coerce, v. oppress1523 transitive. To press or urge (a person). Also reflexive: to force or exert oneself. Obsolete. compel1526 transitive. To urge irresistibly, to constrain, oblige, force. with simple object: To constrain, force. forcec1540 To constrain by force (whether physical or moral); to compel; to overcome the resistance of. to force (one's) hand: to compel one to act prematurely… to tie to the stake1544 In figurative phrases. to tie the hands of: to deprive of freedom of action. to tie the knot: to effect a union between two persons or things; esp.… urge1576 To serve or act as a constraining influence on (something); to bear pressingly on; to spur, actuate, or constrain. adact1615 transitive. To drive or compel. duressa1626 transitive. To subject to duress, constraint, or oppression. coerce1659 transitive. To constrain or restrain (a voluntary or moral agent) by the application of superior force, or by authority resting on force; to… railroad1889 transitive. Originally U.S. To rush or coerce (a person or thing) in a particular direction or to a particular conclusion; to accomplish (an… to twist the tail1895 to twist the tail (of a person): to annoy, to coerce (someone). to twist the lion's tail (U.S.): to provoke the resentment of British people. steamroll1900 transitive, (a) to crush or level with a steamroller; (b) figurative; (also) to force or drive in a given direction (cf. steamroller, v. 2). steamroller1912 figurative. To crush or break down, as with a steamroller; to ride roughshod over; to overwhelm or squash. Frequently in political contexts. shanghai1919 transitive. transferred. To transfer forcibly or abduct; to constrain or compel. colloquial (originally U.S. Military slang). bulldozer1945 transitive. To coerce, bully, or pressurize (a person, group, etc.), esp. into a specified course of action. Cf. bulldoze, v. 1, steamroller, v. 2. shotguna1961 To force as if with a shotgun; to bring about forcibly. Subcategories:— again (1) — by threats (1) — by violence (6) — to or into an action or state (28) — to do something (25) — to perform or adhere to (10) — attach by compulsion (1) — produce or obtain by compulsion or force (7) — draw out or gain by compulsion or force (13) — force or impose something upon (28) — make compulsory (1) |
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