Definition of compel

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Compel (v. i.) To make one yield or submit.

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Constrain :: Constrain (v. t.) To compel; to force; to necessitate; to oblige.
Compulsive :: Compulsive (a.) Having power to compel; exercising or applying compulsion.
Cogent :: Cogent (p. a.) Having the power to compel conviction or move the will; constraining; conclusive; forcible; powerful; not easily reasisted.
Compel :: Compel (v. i.) To make one yield or submit.
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..
Constraint :: Constraint (n.) The act of constraining, or the state of being constrained; that which compels to, or restrains from, action; compulsion; restraint; necessity..
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..
Gentle :: Gentle (superl.) A compellative of respect, consideration, or conciliation; as, gentle reader..
Crying :: Crying (a.) Calling for notice; compelling attention; notorious; heinous; as, a crying evil..
Strike :: Strike (v. i.) To quit work in order to compel an increase, or prevent a reduction, of wages..
Compel :: Compel (v. t.) To force to yield; to overpower; to subjugate.
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..
Cogent :: Cogent (p. a.) Compelling, in a physical sense; powerful..
Compel :: Compel (v. t.) To gather or unite in a crowd or company.
Incoercible :: Incoercible (a.) Not to be coerced; incapable of being compelled or forced.
Perforce :: Perforce (v. t.) To force; to compel.
Compel :: Compel (v. t.) To take by force or violence; to seize; to exact; to extort.
Conviction :: Conviction (n.) The act of convincing of error, or of compelling the admission of a truth; confutation..
Coerce :: Coerce (v. t.) To compel or constrain to any action; as, to coerce a man to vote for a certain candidate..
Coact :: Coact (v. t.) To force; to compel; to drive.
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