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   Com·pel

   /kəmˈpel/

   

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   • 1. force or oblige (someone) to do something: "a sense of duty compelled Harry to answer her questions" Similar forcecoerce intopressurize intopressureimpeldrivepresspushurgeprevail ondragoon intobrowbeat intobully intobludgeon intointimidate intoterrorize intoobligerequireput under an obligationleave someone no option but tomakeinformal:bulldozerailroadsteamrollertwist someone's armstrong-armlean onput the screws onarchaic:constrainexactextortdemandinsist onenforceforcenecessitatearchaic:constrain
   • ▪ bring about (something) by the use of force or pressure: "they may compel a witness's attendance at court by issue of a summons"
   • ▪ drive forcibly: "by heav'n's high will compell'd from shore to shore"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Latin compellere, from com- ‘together’ + pellere ‘drive’.

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   What is the definition of compel?

   • Compel means to constrain someone, in some way, to yield or to do what one wishes: to compel a recalcitrant debtor to pay; Fate compels us to face danger and trouble. Impel may mean literally to push forward, but is usually applied figuratively, meaning to provide a strong motive or incentive toward a certain end: Wind impels a ship.

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   What is the mission of Compel?

   • Compel’s mission reflects the missions of both CMR and FMG: to provide government agencies with a research-based, social marketing approach that improves the lives of historically underrepresented communities and of the greater American society. Federal Government Clients Learn More Footer About Us

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   What are the benefits of being a member of Compel?

   • COMPEL provides you with a vision of what your company can be in the future and what you can be as the leader of that company to facilitate its greater growth and success. Peer Advisory groups have been around since the days of Ben Franklin; and not much has changed.

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   How do you use the word "compel" in a sentence?

   • Compel, impel agree in the idea of using physical or other force to cause something to be done. Compel means to constrain someone, in some way, to yield or to do what one wishes: to compel a recalcitrant debtor to pay; Fate compels us to face danger and trouble.

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   Compel definition: to force or drive, especially to a course of action. See examples of COMPEL used in a sentence.

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   Compel means to force or drive someone to do something. Even if you don't like toast, when you visit the toast-eating natives of Shrintakook Island, you'll be compelled to eat it, or they will not trust you.

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   Compel means to force or drive someone or something to do or be something. Find the origin, usage, and examples of compel and its synonyms in different languages and dictionaries.