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compelcompel /kəmˈpɛl/ ●●○ verb (compelled, compelling) [transitive] ETYMOLOGYcompelOrigin: 1300-1400 Latin compellere, from com- ( ➔ COM-) + pellere to drive VERB TABLEcompel |
| Present | I, you, we, they | compel | | he, she, it | compels | | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | compelled | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have compelled | | he, she, it | has compelled | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had compelled | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will compel | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have compelled |
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| Present | I | am compelling | | he, she, it | is compelling | | you, we, they | are compelling | | Past | I, he, she, it | was compelling | | you, we, they | were compelling | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been compelling | | he, she, it | has been compelling | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been compelling | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be compelling | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been compelling |
► felt compelled to Harris felt compelled to resign. ► compels attention His performance compels attention. THESAURUSmake somebody do something► force if a person or situation forces you to do something, it causes you do something you do not want to do: The economy has forced a lot of companies out of business. ► make to force someone to do something: I wish there was something I could do to make her quit smoking. ► pressure somebody into something (also put pressure on somebody to do something) to try to make someone do something by using influence, arguments, threats, etc.: Don’t let them pressure you into making a donation. ► coerce to force someone to do something by threatening or using force: Did the police coerce the suspect into admitting to the crime? ► compel to force someone to do something by using official power or authority, or to be forced to do something because of a situation: The law compels large companies to provide health insurance for their workers. The resulting scandal compelled her to resign. ► obligate/oblige if a duty, need, or a legal contract obligates you to do something, it makes you feel you must do it. Oblige sounds more literary than obligate: His position as a judge obligates him to be fair and impartial. ► impel formal if a situation or emotion impels you to do something it makes you feel very strongly that you must do it: I felt impelled to find out more. 1to force someone to do something: compel somebody to do something The law will compel employers to provide health insurance. Harris felt compelled to resign.► see thesaurus at force22formal to make people have a particular feeling or attitude: His performance compels attention. → impel |