transitive. To constrain, compel, or force to a thing. Also with till.
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| 释义 | society > authority > subjection > obedience > compulsion > compel [verb (transitive)] > to or into an action or state (28) needeOE transitive. To constrain, compel, or force to a thing. Also with till. driveOE transitive. To cause (a person) to feel compelled to act in a particular way; to force, oblige, or induce a person to take a particular course of… strainc1374 To force, press, constrain (to a condition or an action). Also const. to with infinitive. Obsolete. halec1400 figurative. transitive. To draw (a person) to or into a condition, course of action, etc., esp. by command or moral force; to compel, induce; to… plunge?c1400 transitive. To precipitate or immerse into or in a particular condition, state of affairs, matter, sphere of action, etc. thrust14.. figurative. To put (a person) forcibly into some condition or course of action (usually against his own will); reflexive to put oneself rashly… pulla1425 transitive. To draw or move by non-physical force or influence; to bring forcibly into or out of a particular state or condition; to attract; to… put1425 transitive. To force or drive (a person) to the performance of an action; to oblige (a person) to have recourse to something. compel1541 transitive. To urge irresistibly, to constrain, oblige, force. a person to (into) a course of action, etc. violent?1551 To compel, coerce, or constrain (a person). transitive. With into, to, from, etc., or with infinitive as complement. forcec1592 To compel, constrain, or oblige (a person, oneself, etc.) to do a thing (†sometimes with to omitted); to bring (things), to drive (a person, etc.) to… necessitate1629 transitive. To compel, oblige, or force. Usually in passive. With to, †in, †into. Obsolete. oblige1632 transitive. To constrain, influence; to force, compel (a person). Frequently in passive. With to or infinitive. dragoon1689 To force (into a course, etc.) by rigorous and harassing measures. press1733 transitive. figurative and in extended use (from sense 1). To force into service of any kind; to put (a person or thing) to a specified use… coercea1853 Const. To force into (an action or state). thirl1871 To bind or oblige (a person) to give his work, service, or custom to one particular party. steamroller1959 figurative. To force (someone) into (a course of action, situation, etc.). arm-twist1964 transitive. To coerce or forcibly persuade (a person, nation, etc.) to act in a particular way; also occasionally intransitive. Subcategories:— by laying down rule (1) — by exclusion of alternatives (1) — by threats (2) — by violence (2) — (as) by whip (1) — as by military force (1) — drag in (1) |
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