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compel
com·pel C0525400 (kəm-pĕl′)tr.v. com·pelled, com·pel·ling, com·pels 1. To force (a person) to do something; drive or constrain: The court compelled the company to pay full restitution. My conscience compels me to speak out. See Synonyms at force.2. To necessitate or require, as by force of circumstance; demand: Growing riots compelled the evacuation of the embassy.3. To exert a strong, irresistible force on; sway: "The land, in a certain, very real way, compels the minds of the people" (Barry Lopez).
[Middle English compellen, from Latin compellere : com-, com- + pellere, to drive; see pel- in Indo-European roots.]
com·pel′la·ble adj.com·pel′la·bly adv.com·pel′ler n.compel (kəmˈpɛl) vb (tr) , -pels, -pelling or -pelled1. to cause (someone) by force (to be or do something)2. to obtain by force; exact: to compel obedience. 3. to overpower or subdue4. archaic to herd or drive together[C14: from Latin compellere to drive together, from com- together + pellere to drive] comˈpellable adj comˈpellably adv comˈpeller ncom•pel (kəmˈpɛl)
v.t. -pelled, -pel•ling. 1. to force or drive, esp. to a course of action: His unruliness compels us to dismiss him. 2. to secure or bring about by force or power: to compel obedience. 3. Archaic. to drive together; unite by force; herd. [1350–1400; < Anglo-French, Old French compellir « Latin compellere to crowd, force <com- + pellere to push, drive] com•pel′la•ble, adj. com•pel′la•bly, adv. com•pel′ler, n. syn: compel, impel agree in the idea of forcing someone to be or do something. compel implies an external force; it may be a persuasive urging from another person or a constraining reason or circumstance: Bad health compelled him to resign. impel suggests an internal motivation deriving either from a moral constraint or personal feeling: Guilt impelled him to offer money. compel
Past participle: compelled
Gerund: compelling
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| I compelled | | you compelled | | he/she/it compelled | | we compelled | | you compelled | | they compelled |
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| I am compelling | | you are compelling | | he/she/it is compelling | | we are compelling | | you are compelling | | they are compelling |
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| I have compelled | | you have compelled | | he/she/it has compelled | | we have compelled | | you have compelled | | they have compelled |
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| I was compelling | | you were compelling | | he/she/it was compelling | | we were compelling | | you were compelling | | they were compelling |
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| I had compelled | | you had compelled | | he/she/it had compelled | | we had compelled | | you had compelled | | they had compelled |
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| I will compel | | you will compel | | he/she/it will compel | | we will compel | | you will compel | | they will compel |
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| I will have compelled | | you will have compelled | | he/she/it will have compelled | | we will have compelled | | you will have compelled | | they will have compelled |
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| I will be compelling | | you will be compelling | | he/she/it will be compelling | | we will be compelling | | you will be compelling | | they will be compelling |
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| I have been compelling | | you have been compelling | | he/she/it has been compelling | | we have been compelling | | you have been compelling | | they have been compelling |
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| I will have been compelling | | you will have been compelling | | he/she/it will have been compelling | | we will have been compelling | | you will have been compelling | | they will have been compelling |
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| I had been compelling | | you had been compelling | | he/she/it had been compelling | | we had been compelling | | you had been compelling | | they had been compelling |
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| I would compel | | you would compel | | he/she/it would compel | | we would compel | | you would compel | | they would compel |
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| I would have compelled | | you would have compelled | | he/she/it would have compelled | | we would have compelled | | you would have compelled | | they would have compelled |
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | compel - force somebody to do something; "We compel all students to fill out this form"obligate, obligeforce, thrust - impose urgently, importunately, or inexorably; "She forced her diet fads on him"cause, induce, stimulate, make, get, have - cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner; "The ads induced me to buy a VCR"; "My children finally got me to buy a computer"; "My wife made me buy a new sofa"walk - make walk; "He walks the horse up the mountain"; "Walk the dog twice a day"coerce, force, hale, pressure, squeeze - to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means :"She forced him to take a job in the city"; "He squeezed her for information"clamor - compel someone to do something by insistent clamoring; "They clamored the mayor into building a new park"condemn - compel or force into a particular state or activity; "His devotion to his sick wife condemned him to a lonely existence"shame - compel through a sense of shame; "She shamed him into making amends"enforce, implement, apply - ensure observance of laws and rules; "Apply the rules to everyone";impose, enforce - compel to behave in a certain way; "Social relations impose courtesy" | | 2. | compel - necessitate or exact; "the water shortage compels conservation"necessitate, need, require, call for, demand, postulate, involve, ask, take - require as useful, just, or proper; "It takes nerve to do what she did"; "success usually requires hard work"; "This job asks a lot of patience and skill"; "This position demands a lot of personal sacrifice"; "This dinner calls for a spectacular dessert"; "This intervention does not postulate a patient's consent" |
compelverb force, make, urge, enforce, railroad (informal), drive, oblige, constrain, hustle (slang), necessitate, coerce, bulldoze (informal), impel, dragoon the introduction of legislation to compel cyclists to wear a helmetcompelverbTo cause (a person or thing) to act or move in spite of resistance:coerce, constrain, force, make, obligate, oblige, pressure.Translationscompel (kəmˈpel) – past tense past participle comˈpelled – verb to force. They compelled me to betray my country. 逼迫 强迫compel
compel (someone) to (do something)To strongly encourage or pressure someone to do something. Threaten me all you want—you'll never compel me to be a traitor to my country!See also: compelcompel someone to do somethingto force someone to do something; to drive someone to so something. You can't compel me to do that. She compelled herself to try, even though she was ill.See also: compelCompel
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compel
Related to compel: compileSynonyms for compelverb forceSynonyms- force
- make
- urge
- enforce
- railroad
- drive
- oblige
- constrain
- hustle
- necessitate
- coerce
- bulldoze
- impel
- dragoon
Synonyms for compelverb to cause (a person or thing) to act or move in spite of resistanceSynonyms- coerce
- constrain
- force
- make
- obligate
- oblige
- pressure
Synonyms for compelverb force somebody to do somethingSynonymsRelated Words- force
- thrust
- cause
- induce
- stimulate
- make
- get
- have
- walk
- coerce
- hale
- pressure
- squeeze
- clamor
- condemn
- shame
- enforce
- implement
- apply
- impose
verb necessitate or exactRelated Words- necessitate
- need
- require
- call for
- demand
- postulate
- involve
- ask
- take
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