compel

com·pel

 (kəm-pĕl′)

tr.v. com·pelled, com·pel·ling, com·pels

1. To force (a person) to do something; drive or constrain: The court compelled the company to pay full restitution. My conscience compels me to speak out. See Synonyms at force.

2. To necessitate or require, as by force of circumstance; demand: Growing riots compelled the evacuation of the embassy.

3. To exert a strong, irresistible force on; sway: "The land, in a certain, very real way, compels the minds of the people" (Barry Lopez).

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[Middle English compellen, from Latin compellere : com-, com- + pellere, to drive; see pel- in Indo-European roots.]

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com·pel′la·ble adj.

com·pel′la·bly adv.

com·pel′ler n.

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compel

(kəmˈpɛl)

vb (tr) , -pels, -pelling or -pelled

1. to cause (someone) by force (to be or do something)

2. to obtain by force; exact: to compel obedience.

3. to overpower or subdue

4. archaic to herd or drive together

[C14: from Latin compellere to drive together, from com- together + pellere to drive]

comˈpellable adj

comˈpellably adv

comˈpeller n

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com•pel

(kəmˈpɛl)

v.t. -pelled, -pel•ling.

1. to force or drive, esp. to a course of action: His unruliness compels us to dismiss him.

2. to secure or bring about by force or power: to compel obedience.

3. Archaic. to drive together; unite by force; herd.

[1350–1400; < Anglo-French, Old French compellir « Latin compellere to crowd, force <com- + pellere to push, drive]

com•pel′la•ble, adj.

com•pel′la•bly, adv.

com•pel′ler, n.

syn: compel, impel agree in the idea of forcing someone to be or do something. compel implies an external force; it may be a persuasive urging from another person or a constraining reason or circumstance: Bad health compelled him to resign. impel suggests an internal motivation deriving either from a moral constraint or personal feeling: Guilt impelled him to offer money.

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compel

Past participle: compelled
Gerund: compelling

Imperative

compel

compel

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Thesaurus

Verb	1.	compel - force somebody to do something; "We compel all students to fill out this form" obligate, oblige force, thrust - impose urgently, importunately, or inexorably; "She forced her diet fads on him" cause, induce, stimulate, make, get, have - cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner; "The ads induced me to buy a VCR"; "My children finally got me to buy a computer"; "My wife made me buy a new sofa" walk - make walk; "He walks the horse up the mountain"; "Walk the dog twice a day" coerce, force, hale, pressure, squeeze - to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means :"She forced him to take a job in the city"; "He squeezed her for information" clamor - compel someone to do something by insistent clamoring; "They clamored the mayor into building a new park" condemn - compel or force into a particular state or activity; "His devotion to his sick wife condemned him to a lonely existence" shame - compel through a sense of shame; "She shamed him into making amends" enforce, implement, apply - ensure observance of laws and rules; "Apply the rules to everyone"; impose, enforce - compel to behave in a certain way; "Social relations impose courtesy"
	2.	compel - necessitate or exact; "the water shortage compels conservation" necessitate, need, require, call for, demand, postulate, involve, ask, take - require as useful, just, or proper; "It takes nerve to do what she did"; "success usually requires hard work"; "This job asks a lot of patience and skill"; "This position demands a lot of personal sacrifice"; "This dinner calls for a spectacular dessert"; "This intervention does not postulate a patient's consent"

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compel

verb force, make, urge, enforce, railroad (informal), drive, oblige, constrain, hustle (slang), necessitate, coerce, bulldoze (informal), impel, dragoon the introduction of legislation to compel cyclists to wear a helmet

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compel

verb

To cause (a person or thing) to act or move in spite of resistance:

coerce, constrain, force, make, obligate, oblige, pressure.

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Translations

يُجبر، يُرغم

nutit

tvinge

zwingennötigen

forzarobligar

ajaapakottaa

astreindrecontraindreimposerobliger

neyîa

astringerecostringere

piespiest

compelirforçar

вынудитьпринуждать

siliti

mecbur etmekzorlamak

强迫

compel

[kəmˈpel] VT

1. (= oblige) → obligar
to compel sb to do sth → obligar a algn a hacer algo, compeler a algn a hacer algo (frm)
I feel compelled to say that → me veo obligado a decir que ...

2. (= command) [+ respect, obedience] → imponer; [+ admiration] → ganarse

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compel

[kəmˈpɛl] vt (= force) → contraindre, obliger
to compel sb to do sth → contraindre qn à faire qch, obliger qn à faire qch
to feel compelled to do sth → se sentir obligé(e) de faire qch

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compel

vt

(= force) → zwingen; I feel compelled to tell you … → ich sehe mich (dazu) gezwungen or veranlasst, Ihnen mitzuteilen, …

admiration, respect → abnötigen (from sb jdm); obedience → erzwingen (from sb von jdm)

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compel

[kəmˈpɛl] vt

a. (force) to compel sb (to do sth) → forzare qn (a fare qc), costringere or obbligare qn (a fare qc)

b. (demand, obedience) → esigere; (respect) → incutere

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compel

(kəmˈpel) – past tense past participle comˈpelled – verb

to force. They compelled me to betray my country. dwing, noodsaak, verplig يُجبر، يُرغم заставям obrigar (při)nutit zwingen tvinge εξαναγκάζωobligar, forzar sundima مجبور کردن pakottaa contraindre לְהַכרִיח विवश करना prisiliti, iznuditi kényszerít memaksa neyða costringere しいて～させる 억지로 하게하다 (pri)versti piespiest; pakļaut memaksa dwingentvinge zmuszać مجبور ول، كار كولو ته اړول يا اړكول obrigar a sili заставлять prinútiť (pri)siliti primorati tvinga บังคับ zorlamak, mecbur etmek 逼迫 примушувати مجبور کرنا ،زبردستی کام لینا ép buộc 强迫

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