The meaning of Compel

Compel – definition

verb
Force or oblige (someone) to do something.
Usage examples:
A sense of duty compelled harry to answer her questions
Synonims:
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verb
To force someone to do something
Usage examples:
At school, we were compelled to wear uniforms, which i hated.

Compel translation into English

Compel: translate from English into Chinese

迫使, 强迫, 迫, 逼, 逼迫, 胁迫, 勒令, 疆, 逼勒

Compel: translate from English into Dutch

Dwingen, Verplichten, Afdwingen, Noodzaken, In staat dwingen

Compel: translate from English into French

Contraindre, Forcer, Assujettir, Faire obliger, Forcer qn à obéir

Compel: translate from English into German

Zwingen, Erzwingen, Nötigen

Compel: translate from English into Hindi

मजबूर, विवश करना, दबाव डालना, ढकेलना, बाध्य करना, मजबूर करना

Compel: translate from English into Italian

Costringere, Obbligare, Forzare

Compel: translate from English into Korean

강요하다, 억지로 ...시키다, 무리하게 ...시키다, 강제하다

Compel: translate from English into Russian

Принуждать, Вынуждать, Заставлять, Добиваться, Подчинять

Compel: translate from English into Spanish

Obligar, Compeler, Empeñar, Imponer en

Word origin

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

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Compel – similar words

compellably

adjective
(of a witness) able to be made to attend court or give evidence.
Usage examples:
He does not wish to attend court in england and is not a compellable witness.

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compellable

adjective
(of a witness) able to be made to attend court or give evidence.
Usage examples:
He does not wish to attend court in england and is not a compellable witness.

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Compel synonims

drive

verb
Operate and control the direction and speed of a motor vehicle.
Usage examples:
He got into his car and drove off

noun
(of a fact or feeling) compel (someone) to act in a particular way, especially one that is considered undesirable or inappropriate.
Usage examples:
He was driven by ambition

verb
To travel in a motor vehicle, esp. as the person who operates it
Usage examples:
[ t ] we drove 40 miles to visit my aunt., [ i ] she drove through pennsylvania to ohio., [ i ] she…

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force

noun
Strength or energy as an attribute of physical action or movement.
Usage examples:
He was thrown backwards by the force of the explosion

verb
Make a way through or into by physical strength; break open by force.
Usage examples:
The back door of the bank was forced

noun
A waterfall.
Usage examples:
At the village of west burton, two miles distant, is a fine force

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impel

verb
Drive, force, or urge (someone) to do something.
Usage examples:
Financial difficulties impelled him to desperate measures

verb
To force someone to do something
Usage examples:
[ + to infinitive ] when i see them eating, i feel impelled to eat, too.

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oblige

verb
Make (someone) legally or morally bound to do something.
Usage examples:
Doctors are obliged by law to keep patients alive while there is a chance of recovery

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press

verb
Move or cause to move into a position of contact with something by exerting continuous physical force.
Usage examples:
He pressed his face to the glass

noun
A device for applying pressure to something in order to flatten or shape it or to extract juice or oil.
Usage examples:
A flower press

noun
A forcible enlistment of men, especially for the navy.
Usage examples:
Any english-speaking, able-bodied, man on leave in a port might find himself swept up in the press.

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pressure

noun
Continuous physical force exerted on or against an object by something in contact with it.
Usage examples:
The gate was buckling under the pressure of the crowd outside

verb
Attempt to persuade or coerce (someone) into doing something.
Usage examples:
It might be possible to pressure him into resigning

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push

verb
Exert force on (someone or something) in order to move them away from oneself.
Usage examples:
She pushed her glass towards him

noun
An act of pushing someone or something in order to move them away from oneself.
Usage examples:
He closed the door with a push

verb
Move with force, "he pushed the table into a corner"

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require

verb
Need for a particular purpose.
Usage examples:
Three patients required operations

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urge

verb
Try earnestly or persistently to persuade (someone) to do something.
Usage examples:
He urged her to come and stay with us

noun
A strong desire or impulse.
Usage examples:
He felt the urge to giggle

verb
To encourage someone strongly to do something or to ask that something be done
Usage examples:
Party leaders urged her to run for congress., a human/natural urge, sometimes i get an urge to go s…

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