To produce by force, material or immaterial; to extort (tears, concessions, etc.) from a person; to force (a passage); to bring on (a quarrel…

To compel or enforce (an action, etc.); to bring about by compulsion or of necessity.

transitive. In Spenser's use: To force open, to gain by force, to compel; also, to efforce it.

transitive. To bring about (an action) by force or coercion. rare.

To constrain (an action); to bring about by force, constraint, or moral necessity; to exact by rightful claim; to command.

To enforce or effect by compulsion. (U.S.)