Definition of compel in English:

compel

verbcompels, compelling, compelled kəmˈpɛlkəmˈpɛl

1with object and infinitive Force or oblige (someone) to do something.
a sense of duty compelled Harry to answer her questions
Example sentencesExamples
- My paper was so badly reviewed that I was compelled to withdraw the paper.
- Duty and honor compel him to return to face his foe despite the vehement protestations of Amy, a Quaker.
- A public-works agency can compel you to sell your land.
- A sense of natural justice compels me to speak out in defense of mimes who cannot speak for themselves.
- Blood binds us, duty compels us to serve the Throne, to give up our lives if need be to protect those upon the Throne and those destined by fate to ascend to it when the time comes.
- Yet his insecurity stems from an over-riding sense of decency that compels him to do the right thing and act honestly, even when the world around him consistently does the opposite.
- Sometimes the scope of our expanding requirements and resource constraints may compel us to select a provider of services other than the military, even though we have assumed a greater risk by doing so.
- They can exercise a subtle, unseen influence, somewhat like a magnetic field or centripetal force, compelling us inexorably back on ourselves.
- Davis was compelled to answer questions about Knight's comportment and coaching methods.
- He could leave for Philadelphia with his new bride as planned, but duty compels him to stay and meet his fate.
- Having a privatization agency compels you, or those who run the institution, to privatize because that is their business.
- Liz suddenly felt a strange force compelling her to return to bed.
- One cannot bear to see a person in pain or starving, so his sense of sympathy compels him to help that person.
- If you do not have a work permit or residency then when your passbook comes up for renewal it is being said that the banks are refusing to issue a new one, thereby compelling you to withdraw your funds.
- After I left the parking lot of the store, something compelled me to drive around.
- First they demanded we agree there was no serious or imminent danger compelling us to withdraw our labour.
- One can only hope that his ego gets the best of his common sense this off-season, compelling him to exercise his free agent rights and sign with another team.
- To all those who complain that we are compelled by sinister forces on the high street to buy gifts for people that they do not need and do not want I say: tell me who they are.
- The realization of these facts definitely plants within him a deep sense of accountability that compels him to lead a responsible life in this world.
- For a split second, I thought about ignoring the call, but something compelled me to answer.
Synonyms
force, coerce into, pressurize into, pressure, impel, drive, press, push, urge, prevail on
dragoon into, browbeat into, bully into, bludgeon into, intimidate into, terrorize into
oblige, require, put under an obligation, leave someone no option but to
make
informal bulldoze, railroad, steamroller, twist someone's arm, strong-arm, lean on, put the screws on
archaic constrain
exact, extort, demand, insist on, enforce, force, necessitate
archaic constrain
1. 1.1with object Bring about (something) by the use of force or pressure.
  they may compel a witness's attendance at court by issue of a summons
  his striking appearance compelled attention
  Example sentencesExamples
  He set a further court hearing for May 31 to rule on defense requests to compel interviews with witnesses who decline to speak to them voluntarily.
  Her performance compels your attention every moment she is on screen.
  Turning points bring an individual to a junction that compels decision and commitment and the turning may be sharp.
  With authority gone, the result would be not liberty but increasing dependence on naked force to compel obedience and maintain order.
  However, it will have no power to compel testimony, or to bring prosecutions.
  The defendant brought a motion to compel the attendance of the plaintiff at an examination for discovery.
  As one of the most aggressively positioned building sites of Europe, Berlin urges, even compels different ways of looking.
  The third and final issue surrounds the proper application of military power, whether and when it is appropriate to use military force or the threat of force to compel peace.
  Her purpose may be unclear but she has an instinctive playwright's gift for grabbing your attention and compelling sympathy for damaged people.
  Further, while the Inquiry did not have powers to compel discovery or witnesses, it does not appear that the Inquiry was refused access to any document or that any witness refused to attend.
  The following subsections give powers to the person appointed to hold the inquiry to compel the attendance of witnesses, obtain the production of documents, take evidence on oath and so forth.
  Instead of seeking to broaden its appeal to urban elites or local strongmen, the GMD sought unsuccessfully to compel their submission by force.
  However, the key difference is that he is aware that this force of necessity compels action, and has an idea of the grander purpose or design behind these events.
  The high horizon line flattens the canvas, compelling attention to the strong asymmetrical design.
  That is, there is no such thing as a law, administrative ruling, edict, decree, or government order of any kind that is not backed by the threat to use physical force to compel obedience to it.
  On two occasions the applicant was forced to bring motions to compel payment.
  Recalling that the reason to use military force is to compel compliance with demands, the implications for a dominant indicator are significant.
  I did not, and I would rephrase the question: Should the international community use force to compel the two-state solution?
  A government is an association of men and women authorized by society and the constitution to use force to compel obedience.
  Crucially he or she will have statutory powers to both summon witnesses and compel evidence.
2. 1.2literary with object and adverbial of direction Force to come or go in a particular direction.
  by heav'n's high will compell'd from shore to shore

Origin

Late Middle English: from Latin compellere, from com- 'together' + pellere 'drive'.

appeal from Middle English:
Recorded first in legal contexts, appeal comes via Old French from Latin appellare ‘to address, accost, call upon’. Peal (Late Middle English) is a shortening of appeal, perhaps from the call to prayers of a ringing bell. The base of appeal is Latin pellere ‘to drive’, found also in compel ‘drive together’; dispel ‘drive apart’; expel ‘drive out’; impel ‘drive towards’; and impulsive; propel ‘drive forwards’; repel ‘drive back’, all Late Middle English. It is also the source of the pulse (Middle English) that you can feel on your wrist and is related to push (Middle English). The other kind of pulse, an edible seed, is a different word, which comes via Old French from Latin puls ‘porridge of meal or pulse’, related to the sources of both pollen and powder.

Rhymes

Adele, Aix-la-Chapelle, aquarelle, artel, au naturel, bagatelle, béchamel, befell, bell, belle, boatel, Brunel, Cadell, carousel, cartel, cell, Chanel, chanterelle, clientele, Clonmel, Cornell, crime passionnel, dell, demoiselle, dispel, dwell, el, ell, Estelle, excel, expel, farewell, fell, Fidel, fontanelle, foretell, Gabrielle, gazelle, gel, Giselle, hell, hotel, impel, knell, lapel, mademoiselle, maître d'hôtel, Manuel, marcel, matériel, mesdemoiselles, Michel, Michelle, Miguel, misspell, morel, moschatel, Moselle, motel, muscatel, nacelle, Nell, Nobel, Noel, organelle, outsell, Parnell, pell-mell, personnel, propel, quell, quenelle, rappel, Raquel, Ravel, rebel, repel, Rochelle, Sahel, sardelle, sell, shell, show-and-tell, smell, Snell, spell, spinel, swell, tell, undersell, vielle, villanelle, well, yell

Definition of compel in US English:

compel

verbkəmˈpelkəmˈpɛl

1with object and infinitive Force or oblige (someone) to do something.
with object and infinitive a sense of duty compelled Harry to answer her questions
Example sentencesExamples
- Having a privatization agency compels you, or those who run the institution, to privatize because that is their business.
- After I left the parking lot of the store, something compelled me to drive around.
- Yet his insecurity stems from an over-riding sense of decency that compels him to do the right thing and act honestly, even when the world around him consistently does the opposite.
- Sometimes the scope of our expanding requirements and resource constraints may compel us to select a provider of services other than the military, even though we have assumed a greater risk by doing so.
- My paper was so badly reviewed that I was compelled to withdraw the paper.
- A public-works agency can compel you to sell your land.
- Davis was compelled to answer questions about Knight's comportment and coaching methods.
- He could leave for Philadelphia with his new bride as planned, but duty compels him to stay and meet his fate.
- Liz suddenly felt a strange force compelling her to return to bed.
- Blood binds us, duty compels us to serve the Throne, to give up our lives if need be to protect those upon the Throne and those destined by fate to ascend to it when the time comes.
- To all those who complain that we are compelled by sinister forces on the high street to buy gifts for people that they do not need and do not want I say: tell me who they are.
- If you do not have a work permit or residency then when your passbook comes up for renewal it is being said that the banks are refusing to issue a new one, thereby compelling you to withdraw your funds.
- One cannot bear to see a person in pain or starving, so his sense of sympathy compels him to help that person.
- A sense of natural justice compels me to speak out in defense of mimes who cannot speak for themselves.
- Duty and honor compel him to return to face his foe despite the vehement protestations of Amy, a Quaker.
- First they demanded we agree there was no serious or imminent danger compelling us to withdraw our labour.
- For a split second, I thought about ignoring the call, but something compelled me to answer.
- They can exercise a subtle, unseen influence, somewhat like a magnetic field or centripetal force, compelling us inexorably back on ourselves.
- The realization of these facts definitely plants within him a deep sense of accountability that compels him to lead a responsible life in this world.
- One can only hope that his ego gets the best of his common sense this off-season, compelling him to exercise his free agent rights and sign with another team.
Synonyms
force, coerce into, pressurize into, pressure, impel, drive, press, push, urge, prevail on
exact, extort, demand, insist on, enforce, force, necessitate
1. 1.1 Bring about (something) by the use of force or pressure.
  they may compel a witness's attendance at court by issue of a summons
  Example sentencesExamples
  The high horizon line flattens the canvas, compelling attention to the strong asymmetrical design.
  A government is an association of men and women authorized by society and the constitution to use force to compel obedience.
  However, it will have no power to compel testimony, or to bring prosecutions.
  With authority gone, the result would be not liberty but increasing dependence on naked force to compel obedience and maintain order.
  On two occasions the applicant was forced to bring motions to compel payment.
  Crucially he or she will have statutory powers to both summon witnesses and compel evidence.
  The third and final issue surrounds the proper application of military power, whether and when it is appropriate to use military force or the threat of force to compel peace.
  However, the key difference is that he is aware that this force of necessity compels action, and has an idea of the grander purpose or design behind these events.
  Her performance compels your attention every moment she is on screen.
  The following subsections give powers to the person appointed to hold the inquiry to compel the attendance of witnesses, obtain the production of documents, take evidence on oath and so forth.
  As one of the most aggressively positioned building sites of Europe, Berlin urges, even compels different ways of looking.
  That is, there is no such thing as a law, administrative ruling, edict, decree, or government order of any kind that is not backed by the threat to use physical force to compel obedience to it.
  He set a further court hearing for May 31 to rule on defense requests to compel interviews with witnesses who decline to speak to them voluntarily.
  Recalling that the reason to use military force is to compel compliance with demands, the implications for a dominant indicator are significant.
  Instead of seeking to broaden its appeal to urban elites or local strongmen, the GMD sought unsuccessfully to compel their submission by force.
  Her purpose may be unclear but she has an instinctive playwright's gift for grabbing your attention and compelling sympathy for damaged people.
  Turning points bring an individual to a junction that compels decision and commitment and the turning may be sharp.
  The defendant brought a motion to compel the attendance of the plaintiff at an examination for discovery.
  I did not, and I would rephrase the question: Should the international community use force to compel the two-state solution?
  Further, while the Inquiry did not have powers to compel discovery or witnesses, it does not appear that the Inquiry was refused access to any document or that any witness refused to attend.
2. 1.2literary Drive forcibly.
  by heav'n's high will compell'd from shore to shore

Origin

Late Middle English: from Latin compellere, from com- ‘together’ + pellere ‘drive’.

单词	compel
释义	Definition of compel in English: compel verbcompels, compelling, compelled kəmˈpɛlkəmˈpɛl 1with object and infinitive Force or oblige (someone) to do something. a sense of duty compelled Harry to answer her questions Example sentencesExamples My paper was so badly reviewed that I was compelled to withdraw the paper. Duty and honor compel him to return to face his foe despite the vehement protestations of Amy, a Quaker. A public-works agency can compel you to sell your land. A sense of natural justice compels me to speak out in defense of mimes who cannot speak for themselves. Blood binds us, duty compels us to serve the Throne, to give up our lives if need be to protect those upon the Throne and those destined by fate to ascend to it when the time comes. Yet his insecurity stems from an over-riding sense of decency that compels him to do the right thing and act honestly, even when the world around him consistently does the opposite. Sometimes the scope of our expanding requirements and resource constraints may compel us to select a provider of services other than the military, even though we have assumed a greater risk by doing so. They can exercise a subtle, unseen influence, somewhat like a magnetic field or centripetal force, compelling us inexorably back on ourselves. Davis was compelled to answer questions about Knight's comportment and coaching methods. He could leave for Philadelphia with his new bride as planned, but duty compels him to stay and meet his fate. Having a privatization agency compels you, or those who run the institution, to privatize because that is their business. Liz suddenly felt a strange force compelling her to return to bed. One cannot bear to see a person in pain or starving, so his sense of sympathy compels him to help that person. If you do not have a work permit or residency then when your passbook comes up for renewal it is being said that the banks are refusing to issue a new one, thereby compelling you to withdraw your funds. After I left the parking lot of the store, something compelled me to drive around. First they demanded we agree there was no serious or imminent danger compelling us to withdraw our labour. One can only hope that his ego gets the best of his common sense this off-season, compelling him to exercise his free agent rights and sign with another team. To all those who complain that we are compelled by sinister forces on the high street to buy gifts for people that they do not need and do not want I say: tell me who they are. The realization of these facts definitely plants within him a deep sense of accountability that compels him to lead a responsible life in this world. For a split second, I thought about ignoring the call, but something compelled me to answer. Synonyms force, coerce into, pressurize into, pressure, impel, drive, press, push, urge, prevail on dragoon into, browbeat into, bully into, bludgeon into, intimidate into, terrorize into oblige, require, put under an obligation, leave someone no option but to make informal bulldoze, railroad, steamroller, twist someone's arm, strong-arm, lean on, put the screws on archaic constrain exact, extort, demand, insist on, enforce, force, necessitate archaic constrain 1.1with object Bring about (something) by the use of force or pressure. they may compel a witness's attendance at court by issue of a summons his striking appearance compelled attention Example sentencesExamples He set a further court hearing for May 31 to rule on defense requests to compel interviews with witnesses who decline to speak to them voluntarily. Her performance compels your attention every moment she is on screen. Turning points bring an individual to a junction that compels decision and commitment and the turning may be sharp. With authority gone, the result would be not liberty but increasing dependence on naked force to compel obedience and maintain order. However, it will have no power to compel testimony, or to bring prosecutions. The defendant brought a motion to compel the attendance of the plaintiff at an examination for discovery. As one of the most aggressively positioned building sites of Europe, Berlin urges, even compels different ways of looking. The third and final issue surrounds the proper application of military power, whether and when it is appropriate to use military force or the threat of force to compel peace. Her purpose may be unclear but she has an instinctive playwright's gift for grabbing your attention and compelling sympathy for damaged people. Further, while the Inquiry did not have powers to compel discovery or witnesses, it does not appear that the Inquiry was refused access to any document or that any witness refused to attend. The following subsections give powers to the person appointed to hold the inquiry to compel the attendance of witnesses, obtain the production of documents, take evidence on oath and so forth. Instead of seeking to broaden its appeal to urban elites or local strongmen, the GMD sought unsuccessfully to compel their submission by force. However, the key difference is that he is aware that this force of necessity compels action, and has an idea of the grander purpose or design behind these events. The high horizon line flattens the canvas, compelling attention to the strong asymmetrical design. That is, there is no such thing as a law, administrative ruling, edict, decree, or government order of any kind that is not backed by the threat to use physical force to compel obedience to it. On two occasions the applicant was forced to bring motions to compel payment. Recalling that the reason to use military force is to compel compliance with demands, the implications for a dominant indicator are significant. I did not, and I would rephrase the question: Should the international community use force to compel the two-state solution? A government is an association of men and women authorized by society and the constitution to use force to compel obedience. Crucially he or she will have statutory powers to both summon witnesses and compel evidence. 1.2literary with object and adverbial of direction Force to come or go in a particular direction. by heav'n's high will compell'd from shore to shore Origin Late Middle English: from Latin compellere, from com- 'together' + pellere 'drive'. appeal from Middle English: Recorded first in legal contexts, appeal comes via Old French from Latin appellare ‘to address, accost, call upon’. Peal (Late Middle English) is a shortening of appeal, perhaps from the call to prayers of a ringing bell. The base of appeal is Latin pellere ‘to drive’, found also in compel ‘drive together’; dispel ‘drive apart’; expel ‘drive out’; impel ‘drive towards’; and impulsive; propel ‘drive forwards’; repel ‘drive back’, all Late Middle English. It is also the source of the pulse (Middle English) that you can feel on your wrist and is related to push (Middle English). The other kind of pulse, an edible seed, is a different word, which comes via Old French from Latin puls ‘porridge of meal or pulse’, related to the sources of both pollen and powder. Rhymes Adele, Aix-la-Chapelle, aquarelle, artel, au naturel, bagatelle, béchamel, befell, bell, belle, boatel, Brunel, Cadell, carousel, cartel, cell, Chanel, chanterelle, clientele, Clonmel, Cornell, crime passionnel, dell, demoiselle, dispel, dwell, el, ell, Estelle, excel, expel, farewell, fell, Fidel, fontanelle, foretell, Gabrielle, gazelle, gel, Giselle, hell, hotel, impel, knell, lapel, mademoiselle, maître d'hôtel, Manuel, marcel, matériel, mesdemoiselles, Michel, Michelle, Miguel, misspell, morel, moschatel, Moselle, motel, muscatel, nacelle, Nell, Nobel, Noel, organelle, outsell, Parnell, pell-mell, personnel, propel, quell, quenelle, rappel, Raquel, Ravel, rebel, repel, Rochelle, Sahel, sardelle, sell, shell, show-and-tell, smell, Snell, spell, spinel, swell, tell, undersell, vielle, villanelle, well, yell Definition of compel in US English: compel verbkəmˈpelkəmˈpɛl 1with object and infinitive Force or oblige (someone) to do something. with object and infinitive a sense of duty compelled Harry to answer her questions Example sentencesExamples Having a privatization agency compels you, or those who run the institution, to privatize because that is their business. After I left the parking lot of the store, something compelled me to drive around. Yet his insecurity stems from an over-riding sense of decency that compels him to do the right thing and act honestly, even when the world around him consistently does the opposite. Sometimes the scope of our expanding requirements and resource constraints may compel us to select a provider of services other than the military, even though we have assumed a greater risk by doing so. My paper was so badly reviewed that I was compelled to withdraw the paper. A public-works agency can compel you to sell your land. Davis was compelled to answer questions about Knight's comportment and coaching methods. He could leave for Philadelphia with his new bride as planned, but duty compels him to stay and meet his fate. Liz suddenly felt a strange force compelling her to return to bed. Blood binds us, duty compels us to serve the Throne, to give up our lives if need be to protect those upon the Throne and those destined by fate to ascend to it when the time comes. To all those who complain that we are compelled by sinister forces on the high street to buy gifts for people that they do not need and do not want I say: tell me who they are. If you do not have a work permit or residency then when your passbook comes up for renewal it is being said that the banks are refusing to issue a new one, thereby compelling you to withdraw your funds. One cannot bear to see a person in pain or starving, so his sense of sympathy compels him to help that person. A sense of natural justice compels me to speak out in defense of mimes who cannot speak for themselves. Duty and honor compel him to return to face his foe despite the vehement protestations of Amy, a Quaker. First they demanded we agree there was no serious or imminent danger compelling us to withdraw our labour. For a split second, I thought about ignoring the call, but something compelled me to answer. They can exercise a subtle, unseen influence, somewhat like a magnetic field or centripetal force, compelling us inexorably back on ourselves. The realization of these facts definitely plants within him a deep sense of accountability that compels him to lead a responsible life in this world. One can only hope that his ego gets the best of his common sense this off-season, compelling him to exercise his free agent rights and sign with another team. Synonyms force, coerce into, pressurize into, pressure, impel, drive, press, push, urge, prevail on exact, extort, demand, insist on, enforce, force, necessitate 1.1 Bring about (something) by the use of force or pressure. they may compel a witness's attendance at court by issue of a summons Example sentencesExamples The high horizon line flattens the canvas, compelling attention to the strong asymmetrical design. A government is an association of men and women authorized by society and the constitution to use force to compel obedience. However, it will have no power to compel testimony, or to bring prosecutions. With authority gone, the result would be not liberty but increasing dependence on naked force to compel obedience and maintain order. On two occasions the applicant was forced to bring motions to compel payment. Crucially he or she will have statutory powers to both summon witnesses and compel evidence. The third and final issue surrounds the proper application of military power, whether and when it is appropriate to use military force or the threat of force to compel peace. However, the key difference is that he is aware that this force of necessity compels action, and has an idea of the grander purpose or design behind these events. Her performance compels your attention every moment she is on screen. The following subsections give powers to the person appointed to hold the inquiry to compel the attendance of witnesses, obtain the production of documents, take evidence on oath and so forth. As one of the most aggressively positioned building sites of Europe, Berlin urges, even compels different ways of looking. That is, there is no such thing as a law, administrative ruling, edict, decree, or government order of any kind that is not backed by the threat to use physical force to compel obedience to it. He set a further court hearing for May 31 to rule on defense requests to compel interviews with witnesses who decline to speak to them voluntarily. Recalling that the reason to use military force is to compel compliance with demands, the implications for a dominant indicator are significant. Instead of seeking to broaden its appeal to urban elites or local strongmen, the GMD sought unsuccessfully to compel their submission by force. Her purpose may be unclear but she has an instinctive playwright's gift for grabbing your attention and compelling sympathy for damaged people. Turning points bring an individual to a junction that compels decision and commitment and the turning may be sharp. The defendant brought a motion to compel the attendance of the plaintiff at an examination for discovery. I did not, and I would rephrase the question: Should the international community use force to compel the two-state solution? Further, while the Inquiry did not have powers to compel discovery or witnesses, it does not appear that the Inquiry was refused access to any document or that any witness refused to attend. 1.2literary Drive forcibly. by heav'n's high will compell'd from shore to shore Origin Late Middle English: from Latin compellere, from com- ‘together’ + pellere ‘drive’.
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