compel

com·pel

C0525400 (kəm-pĕl′)tr.v. com·pelled, com·pel·ling, com·pels 1. To force (a person) to do something; drive or constrain: The court compelled the company to pay full restitution. My conscience compels me to speak out. See Synonyms at force.2. To necessitate or require, as by force of circumstance; demand: Growing riots compelled the evacuation of the embassy.3. To exert a strong, irresistible force on; sway: "The land, in a certain, very real way, compels the minds of the people" (Barry Lopez).

[Middle English compellen, from Latin compellere : com-, com- + pellere, to drive; see pel- in Indo-European roots.]

com·pel′la·ble adj.com·pel′la·bly adv.com·pel′ler n.

compel

(kəmˈpɛl) vb (tr) , -pels, -pelling or -pelled1. to cause (someone) by force (to be or do something)2. to obtain by force; exact: to compel obedience. 3. to overpower or subdue4. archaic to herd or drive together[C14: from Latin compellere to drive together, from com- together + pellere to drive] comˈpellable adj comˈpellably adv comˈpeller n

com•pel

(kəmˈpɛl)

v.t. -pelled, -pel•ling. 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. 3. Archaic. to drive together; unite by force; herd. [1350–1400; < Anglo-French, Old French compellir « Latin compellere to crowd, force <com- + pellere to push, drive] com•pel′la•ble, adj. com•pel′la•bly, adv. com•pel′ler, n. syn: compel, impel agree in the idea of forcing someone to be or do something. compel implies an external force; it may be a persuasive urging from another person or a constraining reason or circumstance: Bad health compelled him to resign. impel suggests an internal motivation deriving either from a moral constraint or personal feeling: Guilt impelled him to offer money.

compel

Past participle: compelled
Gerund: compelling

Imperative
compel
compel

Present
I compel
you compel
he/she/it compels
we compel
you compel
they compel

Preterite
I compelled
you compelled
he/she/it compelled
we compelled
you compelled
they compelled

Present Continuous
I am compelling
you are compelling
he/she/it is compelling
we are compelling
you are compelling
they are compelling

Present Perfect
I have compelled
you have compelled
he/she/it has compelled
we have compelled
you have compelled
they have compelled

Past Continuous
I was compelling
you were compelling
he/she/it was compelling
we were compelling
you were compelling
they were compelling

Past Perfect
I had compelled
you had compelled
he/she/it had compelled
we had compelled
you had compelled
they had compelled

Future
I will compel
you will compel
he/she/it will compel
we will compel
you will compel
they will compel

Future Perfect
I will have compelled
you will have compelled
he/she/it will have compelled
we will have compelled
you will have compelled
they will have compelled

Future Continuous
I will be compelling
you will be compelling
he/she/it will be compelling
we will be compelling
you will be compelling
they will be compelling

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been compelling
you have been compelling
he/she/it has been compelling
we have been compelling
you have been compelling
they have been compelling

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been compelling
you will have been compelling
he/she/it will have been compelling
we will have been compelling
you will have been compelling
they will have been compelling

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been compelling
you had been compelling
he/she/it had been compelling
we had been compelling
you had been compelling
they had been compelling

Conditional
I would compel
you would compel
he/she/it would compel
we would compel
you would compel
they would compel

Past Conditional
I would have compelled
you would have compelled
he/she/it would have compelled
we would have compelled
you would have compelled
they would have compelled

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	compel - force somebody to do something; "We compel all students to fill out this form"obligate, obligeforce, thrust - impose urgently, importunately, or inexorably; "She forced her diet fads on him"cause, induce, stimulate, make, get, have - cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner; "The ads induced me to buy a VCR"; "My children finally got me to buy a computer"; "My wife made me buy a new sofa"walk - make walk; "He walks the horse up the mountain"; "Walk the dog twice a day"coerce, force, hale, pressure, squeeze - to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means :"She forced him to take a job in the city"; "He squeezed her for information"clamor - compel someone to do something by insistent clamoring; "They clamored the mayor into building a new park"condemn - compel or force into a particular state or activity; "His devotion to his sick wife condemned him to a lonely existence"shame - compel through a sense of shame; "She shamed him into making amends"enforce, implement, apply - ensure observance of laws and rules; "Apply the rules to everyone";impose, enforce - compel to behave in a certain way; "Social relations impose courtesy"
	2.	compel - necessitate or exact; "the water shortage compels conservation"necessitate, need, require, call for, demand, postulate, involve, ask, take - require as useful, just, or proper; "It takes nerve to do what she did"; "success usually requires hard work"; "This job asks a lot of patience and skill"; "This position demands a lot of personal sacrifice"; "This dinner calls for a spectacular dessert"; "This intervention does not postulate a patient's consent"

compel

verb force, make, urge, enforce, railroad (informal), drive, oblige, constrain, hustle (slang), necessitate, coerce, bulldoze (informal), impel, dragoon the introduction of legislation to compel cyclists to wear a helmet

compel

verbTo cause (a person or thing) to act or move in spite of resistance:coerce, constrain, force, make, obligate, oblige, pressure.

Translations

强迫

compel

(kəmˈpel) – past tense past participle comˈpelled – verb to force. They compelled me to betray my country.强迫

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Synonyms for compel

verb force

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verb to cause (a person or thing) to act or move in spite of resistance

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verb force somebody to do something

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verb necessitate or exact

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