ALL meanings of compel
com·pel
C c - verb compel If a situation, a rule, or a person compels you to do something, they force you to do it. 3
- verb compel to cause (someone) by force (to be or do something) 3
- verb compel to obtain by force; exact 3
- verb compel to overpower or subdue 3
- verb compel to herd or drive together 3
- verb transitive compel to force or constrain, as to do something 3
- verb transitive compel to get or bring about by force 3
- verb transitive compel to gather or drive together by force, as a flock 3
- abbreviation Technical meaning of COMPEL COMpute ParallEL 3
- transitive verb compel force: sth 1
- transitive verb compel force: sb 1
- noun Definition of compel in Technology (language) (Compel) The first single-assignment language. 1
- noun compel Force or oblige (someone) to do something. 1
- verb with object compel to force or drive, especially to a course of action: His disregard of the rules compels us to dismiss him. 1
- verb with object compel to secure or bring about by force. 1
- verb with object compel to force to submit; subdue. 1
- verb with object compel to overpower. 1
- verb with object compel Archaic. to drive together; unite by force; herd. 1
- verb without object compel to use force. 1
- verb without object compel to have a powerful and irresistible effect, influence, etc. 1
- verb compel (Transitive Verb) (archaic, literally) To drive together, round up. 0
- verb compel (Transitive Verb) To overpower; to subdue. 0
- verb compel (Transitive Verb) To force, constrain or coerce. 0
- verb compel (Transitive Verb) To exact, extort, (make) produce by force. 0
- verb compel (Obsolete (No longer in use)) To force to yield; to overpower; to subjugate. 0
- verb compel (Obsolete (No longer in use)) To gather or unite in a crowd or company. 0
- verb compel (Obsolete (No longer in use)) To call forth; to summon. 0