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compel

(kəmpel)
Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense compels, present participle compelling, past tense, past participle compelled
1. verb
If a situation, a rule, or a person compels you to do something, they force you to do it.
...the introduction of legislation to compel cyclists to wear a helmet. [VERB noun to-infinitive]
Leonie's mother was compelled to take in washing to help support her family. [VERB noun to-infinitive]
Drivers are compelled by law to have insurance. [be VERB-ed to-infinitive]
[Also VERB noun]
Synonyms: force, make, urge, enforce More Synonyms of compel
2. 
See feel compelled

compel in British English

(kəmˈpɛl)
verbWord forms: -pels, -pelling or -pelled (transitive)
1. 
to cause (someone) by force (to be or do something)
2. 
to obtain by force; exact
to compel obedience
3. 
to overpower or subdue
4.  archaic
to herd or drive together
Derived forms
compellable (comˈpellable)
adjective
compellably (comˈpellably)
adverb
compeller (comˈpeller)
noun
Word origin
C14: from Latin compellere to drive together, from com- together + pellere to drive

compel in American English

(kəmˈpɛl)
verb transitiveWord forms: comˈpelled or comˈpelling
1. 
to force or constrain, as to do something
2. 
to get or bring about by force
3.  Archaic
to gather or drive together by force, as a flock
SIMILAR WORDS:  force
Derived forms
compellable (comˈpellable)
adjective
compeller (comˈpeller)
noun
Word origin
ME compellen < OFr compellir < L compellere < com-, together + pellere, to drive: see felt1

Examples of 'compel' in a sentence
compel

Those are probably the most compelling reasons of all.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
This is a dark and gritty book that makes compelling reading.
The Sun (2008)
There is something oddly compelling about an endemic.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
They are the most compelling reasons why we would be the best hosts.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
That dividend yield makes for a compelling investment case.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
There is something compelling about the notion of the renegade artist risking incarceration.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
That rating looks about right and does not suggest a compelling reason to buy now.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Is the fact that chummy will make headlines a compelling reason?
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
 Something compelled him to alter his destiny.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
That is the most compelling reason of all.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
But there is something utterly compelling about this sprawling opus.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
But are the musical reasons equally compelling?
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Following a less compelling ad for something else will help to make your ad seem more persuasive when it arrives.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
But there is a compelling force around him and you can't help but be drawn in.
The Sun (2014)
Or to be okay with the vast difference that makes America so compelling and diverse?
Christianity Today (2000)
It will make for some compelling images and it will offer a perspective of what it takes to do the job of a referee.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
The only people feeling overwhelmed in the first half of this electric, angry and wonderfully compelling match were wearing cherry.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
It may make compelling viewing.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
I predict that soon all brides will find a compelling reason to wear at least two wedding dresses on their big day.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
If your work compels you to wear nylon tights, then remove them as soon as you return home and wash your feet well.
Martlew, Gillian & Silver, Shelley Stay Well This Winter (1989)
It's the sheer force of her compelling charm that makes Enchanted so enchanting.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)

In other languages
compel

British English: compel VERB
If a situation, a rule, or a person compels you to do something, they force you to do it.
...the introduction of legislation to compel cyclists to wear a helmet.
  • American English: compel
  • Brazilian Portuguese: obrigar
  • Chinese: 迫使
  • European Spanish: obligar
  • French: contraindre
  • German: zwingen
  • Italian: obbligare
  • Japanese: 強いる
  • Korean: 강요하다
  • European Portuguese: obrigar
  • Latin American Spanish: obligar

Chinese translation of 'compel'

compel

(kəmˈpɛl)

vt

  1. to compel sb to do sth 强(強)制某人做某事 (qiángzhì mǒurén zuò mǒushì)
to feel compelled to do sth 感到不得不做某事 (gǎndào bùdébù zuò mǒushì)
(verb) 
Definition
to force (to be or do something)
the introduction of legislation to compel cyclists to wear a helmet
Synonyms
force
They forced him to work round-the-clock.
make
You can't make me do anything.
urge
enforce
They tried to limit the cost by enforcing a low-tech specification.
railroad (informal)
drive
Curiosity drove me to probe into what they worked on together.
oblige
This decree obliges unions to delay strikes.
constrain
Individuals will be constrained to make many sacrifices for the greater good.
hustle (slang)
The guards hustled Harry out of the car.
necessitate
A prolonged drought had necessitated the introduction of water rationing.
coerce
He argued that the government had coerced him into resigning.
bulldoze (informal)
My business partner tried to bulldoze into leaving the company.
impel
I felt impelled to go on speaking.
dragoon
He had been dragooned into the excursion.

Additional synonyms

in the sense of bulldoze
Definition
to coerce (someone) into doing something by intimidation
My business partner tried to bulldoze into leaving the company.
Synonyms
force,
bully,
intimidate,
railroad (informal),
cow,
hector,
coerce,
dragoon,
browbeat,
put the screws on
in the sense of coerce
Definition
to compel or force
He argued that the government had coerced him into resigning.
Synonyms
force,
compel,
bully,
intimidate,
railroad (informal),
constrain,
bulldoze (informal),
dragoon,
pressurize,
browbeat,
press-gang,
twist (someone's) arm (informal),
drive
in the sense of constrain
Definition
to compel or force
Individuals will be constrained to make many sacrifices for the greater good.
Synonyms
force,
pressure,
urge,
bind,
compel,
oblige,
necessitate,
coerce,
impel,
pressurize,
drive

Synonyms of 'compel'

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