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compel

com·pel [ kəm pél ] (past and past participle com·pelled, present participle com·pel·ling, 3rd person present singular com·pels)


transitive verb 
Definition:
 
1. force somebody: to force somebody to do something
I felt compelled to listen.

2. force something to happen: to make something happen by force

[14th century. < Latin compellere, literally "drive together" < pellere "to beat"]

com·pel·la·ble adjective
com·pel·la·bly adverb
com·pel·ler noun
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