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
However many holy words you read, however many you speak,
what good will they do you if you do not act on upon them?