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| com·pel [ kəm pél ] (past and past participle com·pelled, present participle com·pel·ling, 3rd person present singular com·pels) |
transitive verb |
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1. force somebody: to force somebody to do something
  I felt compelled to listen.
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2. force something to happen: to make something happen by force
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| [14th century. < Latin compellere, literally "drive together" < pellere "to beat"] |
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| com·pel·la·ble adjective |
| com·pel·la·bly adverb |
| com·pel·ler noun |
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