Definition of compel

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Compel (v. t.) To call forth; to summon.

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Force :: Force (n.) To compel, as by strength of evidence; as, to force conviction on the mind..
Enforced :: Enforced (a.) Compelled; forced; not voluntary.
Force :: Force (n.) To do violence to; to overpower, or to compel by violence to one;s will; especially, to ravish; to violate; to commit rape upon..
Imperious :: Imperious (a.) Imperative; urgent; compelling.
Compellably :: Compellably (adv.) By compulsion.
Compellable :: Compellable (a.) Capable of being compelled or constrained.
Coerce :: Coerce (v. t.) To compel or constrain to any action; as, to coerce a man to vote for a certain candidate..
Cloud-compeller :: Cloud-compeller (n.) Cloud-gatherer; -- an epithet applied to Zeus.
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..
Siege :: Siege (n.) The sitting of an army around or before a fortified place for the purpose of compelling the garrison to surrender; the surrounding or investing of a place by an army, and approaching it by passages and advanced works, which cover the besiegers from the enemy's fire. See the Note under Blockade..
Compellation :: Compellation (n.) Style of address or salutation; an appellation.
Force :: Force (n.) To compel (an adversary or partner) to trump a trick by leading a suit of which he has none.
Quarrel :: Quarrel (v. t.) To compel by a quarrel; as, to quarrel a man out of his estate or rights..
Compel :: Compel (v. t.) To take by force or violence; to seize; to exact; to extort.
Compeller :: Compeller (n.) One who compels or constrains.
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..
Crying :: Crying (a.) Calling for notice; compelling attention; notorious; heinous; as, a crying evil..
Violence :: Violence (v. t.) To assault; to injure; also, to bring by violence; to compel..
Driver :: Driver (n.) One who, or that which, drives; the person or thing that urges or compels anything else to move onward..
Exaction :: Exaction (n.) The act of demanding with authority, and compelling to pay or yield; compulsion to give or furnish; a levying by force; a driving to compliance; as, the exaction to tribute or of obedience; hence, extortion..
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