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    compel
    /kəmˈpɛl/

    verb

    • 1. force or oblige (someone) to do something: "a sense of duty compelled Harry to answer her questions" Similar forcecoerce intopressurize intopressure

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishCOMPEL | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    COMPEL definition: 1. to force someone to do something: 2. to produce a strong feeling or reaction: 3. to force…. Learn more.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › compelCompel Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of COMPEL is to drive or urge forcefully or irresistibly. How to use compel in a sentence. Did you know? Synonym Discussion of Compel.

  4. www.dictionary.com › browse › compelCOMPEL Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Compel, impel agree in the idea of using physical or other force to cause something to be done. Compel means to constrain someone, in some way, to yield or to do what one wishes: to compel a recalcitrant debtor to pay; Fate compels us to face danger and trouble.

  5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishCOMPEL definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    compel means to constrain someone, in some way, to yield or to do what one wishes: to compel a recalcitrant debtor to pay; Fate compels us to face danger and trouble. impel may mean literally to push forward, but is usually applied figuratively, meaning to provide a strong motive or incentive toward a certain end: Wind impels a ship.

  6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › compelCompel - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    Compel means to force or drive someone to do something. Even if you don't like toast, when you visit the toast-eating natives of Shrintakook Island, you'll be compelled to eat it, or they will not trust you.

  7. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryCOMPEL | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    COMPEL meaning: 1. to force someone to do something: 2. to produce a strong feeling or reaction: 3. to force…. Learn more.

  8. www.thefreedictionary.com › compelCompel - definition of compel by The Free Dictionary

    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.

  9. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › us › definitioncompel verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

    Verb Forms. to force somebody to do something; to make something necessary. compel somebody to do something The law can compel fathers to make regular payments for their children. I feel compelled to write and tell you how much I enjoyed your book. The court has powers to compel witnesses to attend.

  10. www.yourdictionary.com › compelCompel Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

    To force or constrain, as to do something. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. To necessitate or require, as by force of circumstance; demand. Growing riots compelled the evacuation of the embassy. American Heritage. To get or bring about by force. Webster's New World. To exert a strong, irresistible force on; sway. American Heritage.

  11. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › compelcompel | meaning of compel in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary...

    compel meaning, definition, what is compel: to force someone to do something: Learn more.