- compel com·pel vt
- [kəm'pɛl]
1)
(force)
to compel sb (to do sth) — forzare qn (a fare qc), costringere or obbligare qn (a fare qc)2) (demand: obedience) esigere, (respect) incutere
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compel com·pel vt
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com|pel´ler — com|pel «kuhm PEHL», transitive verb, pelled, pel|ling. 1. to drive or urge with force; force: »Rain compelled us to stop our ball game. Circumstances compel us to economize. 2. to bring about by force; command: »A policeman can compel obedience… … Useful english dictionary
com|pel´la|ble — com|pel «kuhm PEHL», transitive verb, pelled, pel|ling. 1. to drive or urge with force; force: »Rain compelled us to stop our ball game. Circumstances compel us to economize. 2. to bring about by force; command: »A policeman can compel obedience… … Useful english dictionary
com|pel — «kuhm PEHL», transitive verb, pelled, pel|ling. 1. to drive or urge with force; force: »Rain compelled us to stop our ball game. Circumstances compel us to economize. 2. to bring about by force; command: »A policeman can compel obedience to the… … Useful english dictionary
com|pel|la|tion — «KOM puh LAY shuhn», noun. 1. the act or mode addressing a person; form of address. 2. the name or title used in addressing a person; appellation. ╂[< Latin compellātiō, ōnis < compellāre accost, call to account < compellere; see etym.… … Useful english dictionary
compel — com·pel /kəm pel/ vt com·pelled, com·pel·ling: to cause to do or occur by overwhelming pressure and esp. by authority or law cannot compel the defendant to testify the result...is compelled by, the original understanding of the fourteenth… … Law dictionary
Compel — Com*pel , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Compelled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Compelling}.] [L. compellere, compulsum, to drive together, to compel, urge; com + pellere to drive: cf. OF. compellir. See {Pulse}.] 1. To drive or urge with force, or irresistibly; to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Compel — Com*pel , v. i. To make one yield or submit. If she can not entreat, I can compel. Shak. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
compel — com•pel [[t]kəmˈpɛl[/t]] v. t. pelled, pel•ling 1) to force or drive, esp. to a course of action: His unruliness compels us to dismiss him[/ex] 2) to secure or bring about by force or power: to compel obedience[/ex] 3) archaic to drive together;… … From formal English to slang
compel — com|pel [kəmˈpel] v past tense and past participle compelled present participle compelling [T] [Date: 1300 1400; : Latin; Origin: compellere, from com ( COM ) + pellere to drive ] 1.) to force someone to do something →↑compulsion compel sb to do… … Dictionary of contemporary English
compel — com|pel [ kəm pel ] verb transitive ** to force someone to do something, or to get something from someone using force: compel someone to do something: The order compelled him to appear as a witness. feel compelled to do something: I feel… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
compel·lir — com|pel|·lir Mot Agut Verb transitiu … Diccionari Català-Català
