compel
/kəmˈpɛl/verb2 syllables
Compel means: force somebody to do something.
Synonyms for compel2
verb, as in force somebody to do something
oblige, obligate
What does compel mean?2
verb
1
force somebody to do something“We compel all students to fill out this form”
2
necessitate or exact“the water shortage compels conservation”
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What rhymes with compel?43
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Compel in a sentence
- I compel you to adhere to our master's teachings.Eccles17
- Hunger is a very powerful human instinct which can compel us to extremes of behaviour.Adelpa
- Shall we compel you to accept it?AbuOmar_Sabbagh
- I won't compel you to do it.maaster
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Forms of compel
as a verb
- past tense
- compelled
- present participle
- compelling
- third-person singular
- compels
- past participle
- compelled