com·pel (k m-p l )tr.v. com·pelled, com·pel·ling, com·pels 1. To force, drive, or constrain: Duty compelled the soldiers to volunteer for the mission. 2. To necessitate or pressure by force; exact: An energy crisis compels fuel conservation. See Synonyms at force. 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). [Middle English compellen, from Latin compellere : com-, com- + pellere, to drive; see pel-5 in Indo-European roots.] com·pel la·ble adj.com·pel la·bly adv.com·pel ler n. |
compel [kəmˈpɛl]
vb -pels, -pelling, -pelled (tr)
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
[from Latin compellere to drive together, from com- together + pellere to drive]
compellable adj
compellably adv
compeller n
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| Verb | 1. | compel - force somebody to do something; "We compel all students to fill out this form" 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" |
| 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" |
compel
Translations
compel [kəmˈpel] VT
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
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
compel
vt
(= force) → zwingen; I feel compelled to tell you … → ich sehe mich (dazu) gezwungen or veranlasst, Ihnen mitzuteilen, …
compel [kəmˈpɛl] vt
compel [kəmˈpɛl] vt
a. (force) to compel sb (to do sth) → forzare qn (a fare qc), costringere or obbligare qn (a fare qc)
compel [kəmˈpɛl] vt
a. (force) to compel sb (to do sth) → forzare qn (a fare qc), costringere or obbligare qn (a fare qc)
v compel [kəmˈpel]
to force They compelled me to betray my country. dwing, noodsaak, verplig يُجبر، يُرغم заставям (při)nutit tvinge zwingen εξαναγκάζω obligar, 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 dwingen tvinge zmuszać 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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