Definition of compel

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

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Perforce :: Perforce (v. t.) To force; to compel.
Compel :: Compel (v. t.) To call forth; to summon.
Compeller :: Compeller (n.) One who compels or constrains.
Quarrel :: Quarrel (v. t.) To compel by a quarrel; as, to quarrel a man out of his estate or rights..
Strike :: Strike (v. i.) To quit work in order to compel an increase, or prevent a reduction, of wages..
Compel :: Compel (v. t.) To gather or unite in a crowd or company.
Compulsion :: Compulsion (n.) The act of compelling, or the state of being compelled; the act of driving or urging by force or by physical or moral constraint; subjection to force..
Silence :: Silence (v. t.) To compel to silence; to cause to be still; to still; to hush.
Compel :: Compel (v. t.) To force to yield; to overpower; to subjugate.
Giantship :: Giantship (n.) The state, personality, or character, of a giant; -- a compellation for a giant..
Convincingly :: Convincingly (adv.) in a convincing manner; in a manner to compel assent.
Interpleader :: Interpleader (n.) A proceeding devised to enable a person, of whom the same debt, duty, or thing is claimed adversely by two or more parties, to compel them to litigate the right or title between themselves, and thereby to relieve himself from the suits which they might otherwise bring against him..
Pulsive :: Pulsive (a.) Tending to compel; compulsory.
Compellatory :: Compellatory (a.) Serving to compel; compulsory.
Compelling :: Compelling (p. pr. & vb. n) of Compe.
Milk :: Milk (v. t.) To draw anything from, as if by milking; to compel to yield profit or advantage; to plunder..
Press :: Press (v.) To urge, or act upon, with force, as weight; to act upon by pushing or thrusting, in distinction from pulling; to crowd or compel by a gradual and continued exertion; to bear upon; to squeeze; to compress; as, we press the ground with the feet when we walk; we press the couch on which we repose; we press substances with the hands, fingers, or arms; we are pressed in a crowd..
Distrain :: Distrain (v. t.) To press heavily upon; to bear down upon with violence; hence, to constrain or compel; to bind; to distress, torment, or afflict..
Bound :: Bound (p. p. & a.) Constrained or compelled; destined; certain; -- followed by the infinitive; as, he is bound to succeed; he is bound to fail..
Coerce :: Coerce (v. t.) To compel or constrain to any action; as, to coerce a man to vote for a certain candidate..
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