Associations to the word «Compel»
Noun
- Abandon
- Surrender
- Obedience
- Compulsion
- Necessity
- Recourse
- Retreat
- Coercion
- Assent
- Restitution
- Honesty
- Admiration
- Ling
- Creditor
- Arbitration
- Felt
- Detour
- Debtor
- Toil
- Seek
- Writ
- Refuge
- Athenian
- Circumstance
- Jeopardy
- Testimony
- Confederate
- Disclosure
- Injunction
- Sulla
- Redress
- Servitude
- Decency
- Yoke
- Inclination
- Edict
- Politeness
- Bidding
- Yield
- Reluctance
- Inconvenience
- Assailant
- Refrain
- Conscience
- Submission
- Entreaty
- Subsistence
- Vigour
Adjective
Verb
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".
Wise words
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