compel
pronunciation
How to pronounce compel in British English:
UK [kəmˈpel]
How to pronounce compel in American English:
US [kəmˈpel]
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- Verb:
- force or compel somebody to do something
- make someone do something
Word Origin
- compel
- compel: see pulse
- compel (v.)
- mid-14c., from Old French compellir, from Latin compellere "to drive together, drive to one place" (of cattle), "to force or compel" (of persons), from com- "together" (see com-) + pellere "to drive" (see pulse (n.1)). Related: Compelled; compelling.
Example
- 1. Checks and balances prevent abuse of power and compel compromise .
- 2. No country can compel foreign enterprises to invest .
- 3. In five regions a law even blocks the use of courts to compel authorities to cough up .
- 4. Evidently , I am assuming that further shocks will compel further reforms .
- 5. Indonesia and malaysia face creeping islamisation , which can compel women to cover up and retreat from public life .