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v. To force, drive, or constrain: Duty compelled the soldiers to volunteer for the mission.

v. To necessitate or pressure by force; exact: An energy crisis compels fuel conservation. See Synonyms at force.

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

v. (literally) To drive together, round up

v. To overpower; to subdue

v. To force, constrain or coerce

v. To exact, extort, (make) produce by force

v. To drive or urge with force, or irresistibly; to force; to constrain; to oblige; to necessitate, either by physical or moral force.

v. To take by force or violence; to seize; to exact; to extort.

v. To force to yield; to overpower; to subjugate.

v. To gather or unite in a crowd or company.

v. To call forth; to summon.

verb-intransitive. To make one yield or submit.

To drive or urge with force or irresistibly; constrain; oblige; coerce, by either physical or moral force: as, circumstances compel us to practise economy.

To subject; force to submit; subdue.

To take by force or violence; wrest; extort.

To drive together; unite by force; gather in a crowd or company; herd.

To overpower; overcome; control.

v. force somebody to do something

v. necessitate or exact

"‘Certainly,’ replied Traddles; ‘but, in the meanwhile, and until everything is done to our satisfaction, we shall maintain possession of these things; and beg you — in short, compel you — to keep to your own room, and hold no communication with anyone.’"

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need    necessitate    call for    take    involve    require    postulate    ask    demand   

demand   

compelled    compelling   

necessitate    constrain    coerce    force    oblige    seize    exact    extort    overpower    subjugate   

Adel    Adele    Bel    Bell    Belle    Burrell    Cabell    Carmel    Cavell    Chanel   

convince    fascinate    disturb    vivid    overwhelm    impressive    satisfy    powerful    inspire    seductive