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Words related to compel
com·pel
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force
physical power or strength possessed by a living being: He used all his force in opening the window. -
impel
to drive or urge forward; press on; incite or constrain to action. -
coerce
If you coerce someone into doing something, you make them do it, although they do not want to. -
compelling
A compelling argument or reason is one that convinces you that something is true or that something should be done. -
constrain
To constrain someone or something means to limit their development or force them to behave in a particular way. -
force-feed
to compel to take food, especially by means of a tube inserted into the throat: They force-fed the prisoners in the hunger strike.