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Definitions of compel
  1. verb
    force somebody to do something
    "We compel all students to fill out this form"

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  2. verb
    necessitate or exact
    "the water shortage compels conservation"
Definition that contains compel
  • make compel or make somebody or something to act in a certain way
  • drive compel somebody to do something, often against his own will or judgment
  • shame compel through a sense of shame
  • urgent compelling immediate action
  • driven compelled forcibly by an outside agency
  • pressing compelling immediate action
  • railroad compel by coercion, threats, or crude means
  • impose compel to behave in a certain way
  • condemn compel or force into a particular state or activity
  • enforce compel to behave in a certain way
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