compel

About 2.74 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. verb To drive together, round up.

   The shepherds compelled the stray sheep into the fold as night began to fall.

2. verb To overpower; to subdue.
3. verb To force, constrain, or coerce.

   Logic compels the wise, while fools feel compelled by emotions.

4. verb To forcefully or powerfully motivate (a course of action).
5. verb To have a strong, irresistible force (on someone or something).
6. verb To exact, extort, (make) produce by force.
7. verb To force to yield; to overpower; to subjugate.
8. verb To gather or unite in a crowd or company.

Similar words

oblige require command obligate enforce coerce constrain coercive forcible forced

Often followed by

the them him a us me her it an their

Word family

compellable compelled compelling compels