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Silence :: Silence (v. t.) To compel to silence; to cause to be still; to still; to hush.

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..

Tumbler :: Tumbler (n.) A drinking glass, without a foot or stem; -- so called because originally it had a pointed or convex base, and could not be set down with any liquor in it, thus compelling the drinker to finish his measure..

Subjugation :: Subjugate (v. t.) To subdue, and bring under the yoke of power or dominion; to conquer by force, and compel to submit to the government or absolute control of another; to vanquish..

Convincingly :: Convincingly (adv.) in a convincing manner; in a manner to compel assent.

Compellation :: Compellation (n.) Style of address or salutation; an appellation.

Disgorge :: Disgorge (v. t.) To give up unwillingly as what one has wrongfully seized and appropriated; to make restitution of; to surrender; as, he was compelled to disgorge his ill-gotten gains..

Have :: Have (v. t.) To be under necessity or obligation; to be compelled; followed by an infinitive.

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..

Banish :: Banish (v. t.) To condemn to exile, or compel to leave one's country, by authority of the ruling power..

Rusticate :: Rusticate (v. t.) To require or compel to reside in the country; to banish or send away temporarily; to impose rustication on.

Imperious :: Imperious (a.) Imperative; urgent; compelling.

Make :: Make (v. t.) To require; to constrain; to compel; to force; to cause; to occasion; -- followed by a noun or pronoun and infinitive.

Constrain :: Constrain (v. t.) To compel; to force; to necessitate; to oblige.

Pulsive :: Pulsive (a.) Tending to compel; compulsory.

Quarantine :: Quarantine (v. t.) To compel to remain at a distance, or in a given place, without intercourse, when suspected of having contagious disease; to put under, or in, quarantine..

Coerce :: Coerce (v. t.) To compel or constrain to any action; as, to coerce a man to vote for a certain candidate..

Efforce :: Efforce (v. t.) To force; to constrain; to compel to yield.

Cogency :: Cogency (n.) The quality of being cogent; power of compelling conviction; conclusiveness; force.

Positive :: Positive (a.) Hence: Not admitting of any doubt, condition, qualification, or discretion; not dependent on circumstances or probabilities; not speculative; compelling assent or obedience; peremptory; indisputable; decisive; as, positive instructions; positive truth; positive proof..

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