compel+(verb)

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• compel — ► VERB (compelled, compelling) 1) force or oblige to do something. 2) bring about by force or pressure. ORIGIN Latin compellere, from pellere drive …   English terms dictionary

• compel — com·pel /kəm pel/ vt com·pelled, com·pel·ling: to cause to do or occur by overwhelming pressure and esp. by authority or law cannot compel the defendant to testify the result...is compelled by, the original understanding of the fourteenth… …   Law dictionary

• compel — verb 1) he compelled them to leave their land Syn: force, pressure, press, push, urge; dragoon, browbeat, bully, intimidate, strong arm; oblige, require, make; informal lean on, put the screws on 2) they can compel compliance …   Thesaurus of popular words

• compel — verb /kəmˈpɛl/ a) To drive together, round up Sheep dogs masterly compel the herd. b) To overpower; to subdue She had one of those perfect faces, which irresistibly compel the soul of a man …   Wiktionary

• compel — verb Compel is used with these nouns as the object: ↑admiration, ↑attention, ↑testimony …   Collocations dictionary

• compel — verb compelled, compelling (T) 1 to force someone to do something: compel sb to do sth: reports that children were compelled to participate in bizarre rituals | feel compelled to do sth (=feel very strongly that you must do something): Harrison… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• compel — verb (compels, compelling, compelled) 1》 force or oblige to do something.     ↘bring about by force or pressure. 2》 [as adjective compelling] powerfully evoking attention or admiration. Derivatives compellingly adverb Origin ME: from L.… …   English new terms dictionary

• compel — verb Syn: force, pressure, coerce, dragoon, press, push, oblige, require, make; informal lean on, railroad, put the screws on …   Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

• compel */*/ — UK [kəmˈpel] / US verb [transitive] Word forms compel : present tense I/you/we/they compel he/she/it compels present participle compelling past tense compelled past participle compelled to force someone to do something, or to get something from… …   English dictionary

• compel — com|pel [ kəm pel ] verb transitive ** to force someone to do something, or to get something from someone using force: compel someone to do something: The order compelled him to appear as a witness. feel compelled to do something: I feel… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• compel — [[t]kəmpe̱l[/t]] compels, compelling, compelled 1) VERB If a situation, a rule, or a person compels you to do something, they force you to do it. [V n to inf] ...the introduction of legislation to compel cyclists to wear a helmet... [V n to inf]… …   English dictionary