Associations to the word «Compel»
Noun
- Allegiance
- Injustice
- Witness
- Render
- Oath
- Regret
- Scarcity
- Exertion
- Defendant
- Idleness
- Vassal
- Damon
- Caprice
- Compliance
- Capitalist
- Indignation
- Cornwallis
- Romans
- Misfortune
- Torture
- Refusal
- Feel
- Burgher
- Confine
- Impossibility
- Consent
- Pretext
- Hunger
- Immunity
- Sovereign
- Extremity
- Nobles
- Modesty
- Outset
- Homage
- Plaintiff
- Siege
- Gout
- Cling
- Extravagance
- Prosecution
- Negroes
- Insult
- Obligation
- Mcclellan
- Pledge
- Disregard
- Humiliation
- Vigilance
- Resume
- Apprehension
- Summons
- Propriety
- Starvation
- Rapidity
- Hardship
- Magistrate
- Supremacy
- Ignorant
- Blockade
- Imposition
- Privilege
- Persecution
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
Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a
kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the
smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to
turn a life around.