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Meaning of 'compel' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Compel [ v. i.]
- To make one yield or submit.
2 . Compel [ v. t.]
- To drive or urge with force, or irresistibly; to force; to constrain; to oblige; to necessitate, either by physical or moral force.
- To take by force or violence; to seize; to exact; to extort.
- To force to yield; to overpower; to subjugate.
- To gather or unite in a crowd or company.
- To call forth; to summon.

Meaning of 'compel' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . compel [ v]
Meaning (1):
- necessitate or exact
Example in sentence:
  • the water shortage compels conservation
Meaning (2):
- force somebody to do something
Example in sentence:
  • We compel all students to fill out this form

Nearby Words:

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