01 v. t. To drive or urge with force, or irresistibly; to force; to constrain; to oblige; to necessitate, either by physical or moral force.
imp. & p. p.
Compelled; p. pr. & vb. n.
Compelling
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To drive or urge with force, or irresistibly; to force; to constrain; to oblige; to necessitate, either by physical or moral force.“Wolsey . . . compelled the people to pay up the whole subsidy at once.” — Hallam.“And they compel one Simon . . . to bear his cross.” — Mark xv. 21.
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To take by force or violence; to seize; to exact; to extort.[R.]“Commissions, which compel from each The sixth part of his substance.” — Shak.
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To gather or unite in a crowd or company.[A Latinism]
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To call forth; to summon.[Obs.]“She had this knight from far compelled.” — Spenser.