Compel

Verb

 * 1)  To overpower; to subdue
 * 2)  To force, constrain or coerce
 * 3)  To exact, extort, (make) produce by force
 * 4)  lit.  To drive together, round up

Adverbs for Compel
flatly; ultimately; adroitly; reluctantly; strategically; artfully; slyly; politely; subtly; indirectly; truculently; legally; privately; troublesomely; economically; mysteriously; aggressively.

Derived terms

 * compellable
 * compeller


 * compelling
 * compellation

Thesaurus
browbeat, bulldoze, bully, castrate, cause, cause to, clamp down on, coerce, concuss, constrain, cow, daunt, despotize, dictate, domineer, domineer over, drive, drive on, energize, enforce, enslave, force, forward, foster, galvanize, give an impetus, give momentum, goad, grind, grind down, grip, have, henpeck, hold, impel, incite, infatuate, insist upon, intimidate, keep down, keep under, lord it over, make, motivate, move, move to action, necessitate, not let go, oblige, obsess, oppress, overawe, overbear, overmaster, override, possess, power, preoccupy, press heavy on, promote, propel, put in motion, repress, restrain, ride over, ride roughshod over, set agoing, set going, set in motion, shotgun, spark, stimulate, subjugate, suppress, terrorize, thrust, tie, trample down, trample upon, tread down, tread upon, tyrannize, tyrannize over, unman, use force upon, walk all over, walk over, weigh heavy on, whip on

Etymology
From compellen, from  compellir, from  compellere, itself from com- 'together' + pellere 'to drive'

Translations

 * Bulgarian: събирам


 * Dutch: bijeendrijven, samendrijven


 * Armenian:, հարկադրել
 * Bulgarian:, заставям
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish: ,
 * German: ,


 * Portuguese:
 * Russian:,  ,  принуждать ,  принудить
 * Spanish: ,


 * Armenian: պարտադրել
 * Bulgarian:, насилвам
 * Dutch:


 * Finnish: periä väkisin
 * French: obliger
 * German:
 * Russian: impf. обязывать, вынуждать; pf. обязать, вынудить


 * Armenian: ենթարկել
 * Bulgarian: подчинявам


 * Dutch:
 * German: