Associations to the word «Compel»
Noun
- Fugitive
- Offence
- Repeal
- Cruelty
- Adversary
- Grievance
- Enemy
- Attendance
- Garrison
- Tyrant
- Bloodshed
- Reparation
- Neutrality
- Hearer
- Menace
- Cease
- Prudence
- Failing
- Deceit
- Insurgent
- Abandonment
- Dictate
- Ordeal
- Resist
- Provision
- Tyranny
- Pretension
- Practise
- Dissatisfaction
- Caesar
- Necessary
- Indulgence
- Wretch
- Sincerity
- Venetian
- Repose
- Booty
- Napoleon
- Duc
- Hostility
- Leave
- Falsehood
- Flank
- Reproach
- Labourer
- Spite
- Sacrifice
- Approbation
- Torment
- Benevolence
- Urgency
- Severity
- Urge
- Clause
- Observance
- Earnestness
- Tribute
Adjective
Wiktionary
COMPEL, verb. (transitive) (archaic) (literally) To drive together, round up
COMPEL, verb. (transitive) To overpower; to subdue.
COMPEL, verb. (transitive) To force, constrain or coerce.
COMPEL, verb. (transitive) To exact, extort, (make) produce by force.
COMPEL, verb. (obsolete) To force to yield; to overpower; to subjugate.
COMPEL, verb. (obsolete) To gather or unite in a crowd or company.
COMPEL, verb. (obsolete) To call forth; to summon.
COMPEL TESTIMONY, verb. (legal) To officially require that a witness appear and testify before a court of law or other public authority, under threat of legally enforceable penalties for failure to do so.
Dictionary definition
COMPEL, verb. Force somebody to do something; "We compel all students to fill out this form".
COMPEL, verb. Necessitate or exact; "the water shortage compels conservation".
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