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Compel COMpute ParallELFrom The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
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 force; to constrain; to oblige; to necessitate, either by physical or moral force. [1913 Webster] Wolsey . . . compelled the people to pay up the whole subsidy at once. --Hallam. [1913 Webster] And they compel one Simon . . . to bear his cross. --Mark xv. 21. [1913 Webster] 2. To take by force or violence; to seize; to exact; to extort. [R.] [1913 Webster] Commissions, which compel from each The sixth part of his substance. --Shak. [1913 Webster] 3. To force to yield; to overpower; to subjugate. [1913 Webster] Easy sleep their weary limbs compelled. --Dryden. [1913 Webster] I compel all creatures to my will. --Tennyson. [1913 Webster] 4. To gather or unite in a crowd or company. [A Latinism] ``In one troop compelled.'' --Dryden. [1913 Webster] 5. To call forth; to summon. [Obs.] --Chapman. [1913 Webster] She had this knight from far compelled. --Spenser. Syn: To force; constrain; oblige; necessitate; coerce. See Coerce. [1913 Webster]From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Compel \Com*pel"\, v. i. To make one yield or submit. ``If she can not entreat, I can compel.'' --Shak. [1913 Webster]From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
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 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. 2. 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. 3. To force to yield; to overpower; to subjugate. Easy sleep their weary limbs compelled. --Dryden. I compel all creatures to my will. --Tennyson. 4. To gather or unite in a crowd or company. [A Latinism] ``In one troop compelled.'' --Dryden. 5. To call forth; to summon. [Obs.] --Chapman. She had this knight from far compelled. --Spenser. Syn: To force; constrain; oblige; necessitate; coerce. See Coerce.From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Compel \Com*pel"\, v. i. To make one yield or submit. ``If she can not entreat, I can compel.'' --Shak.From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]
compel v 1: force or compel somebody to do something; "We compel all students to fill out this form" [syn: oblige, obligate] 2: make someone do something [syn: command, require] [also: compelling, compelled]From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
compel Αγγλικά vb. (μτβ) αναγκάζω, εξαναγκάζω, υποχρεώνω, τον κάνω να κάνει κάτιFrom English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
compel vb. 1 (lb en transitive archaic literally) To drive together, round up (rfex: en) 2 (lb en transitive) To overpower; to subdue. 3 (lb en transitive) To force, constrain or coerce. 4 (lb en transitive) To exact, extort, (make) produce by force. 5 (lb en obsolete) To force to yield; to overpower; to subjugate. 6 (lb en obsolete) To gather or unite in a crowd or company. 7 (lb en obsolete) To call forth; to summon.From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
compel vb. 1 (lb en transitive archaic literally) To drive together, round up (rfex: en) 2 (lb en transitive) To overpower; to subdue. 3 (lb en transitive) To force, constrain or coerce. 4 (lb en transitive) To exact, extort, (make) produce by force. 5 (lb en obsolete) To force to yield; to overpower; to subjugate. 6 (lb en obsolete) To gather or unite in a crowd or company. 7 (lb en obsolete) To call forth; to summon.From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
compel vb. 1 (lb en transitive archaic literally) To drive together, round up (rfex: en) 2 (lb en transitive) To overpower; to subdue. 3 (lb en transitive) To force, constrain or coerce. 4 (lb en transitive) To exact, extort, (make) produce by force. 5 (lb en obsolete) To force to yield; to overpower; to subjugate. 6 (lb en obsolete) To gather or unite in a crowd or company. 7 (lb en obsolete) To call forth; to summon.From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
compel vb. 1 (lb en transitive archaic literally) To drive together, round up (rfex: en) 2 (lb en transitive) To overpower; to subdue. 3 (lb en transitive) To force, constrain or coerce. 4 (lb en transitive) To exact, extort, (make) produce by force. 5 (lb en obsolete) To force to yield; to overpower; to subjugate. 6 (lb en obsolete) To gather or unite in a crowd or company. 7 (lb en obsolete) To call forth; to summon.From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
compel Englanti vb. 1 käskeä, painostaa, taivuttaa, pakottaa 2 aikaansaadaFrom Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
compel Engelska vb. tvinga, pressa till att göra något, nödga, driva, framtvinga, tvinga till, tilltvinga sigFrom English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-afr ]
compel /kəmpˈɛl/ dwing, verpligFrom English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]
Compel /kəmpˈɛl/ أرغمFrom English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]
compel //kəmˈpɛl//From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]1. съби́рам drive together, round up 2. наси́лвам, принужда́вам exact by force 3. заста́вя, заста́вям, прину́дя, принужда́вам force, constrain or coerce 4. подчиня́вам overpower
compel /kəmpˈɛl/From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]donutit
compel /kəmpˈɛl/ přinutitFrom English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
compel /kəmpˈɛl/ nutitFrom Eurfa Saesneg, English-Welsh Eurfa/Freedict dictionary ver. 0.2.3 : [ freedict:eng-cym ]
compel /kəmpˈɛl/From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]gorfodi
compel /kəmpˈɛl/From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]erzwingen Note: von see: compelling, compelled Note: from
compel /kəmpˈɛl/From English - Modern Greek XDXF/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.1.1 : [ freedict:eng-ell ]zwingen, nötigen "he/she compels" - er/sie zwingt "I/he/she compelled" - ich/er/sie zwang "compel to do sth." - zwingen, etw. zu tun see: compelling, compelled, compelling reasons
compel /kəmpˈɛl/ εξαναγκάζωFrom English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-fin ]
compel //kəmˈpɛl//From English-French FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.6 : [ freedict:eng-fra ]1. ajaa kokoon, koota drive together, round up 2. johdattaa, johtaa exact by force 3. pakottaa, ajaa force, constrain or coerce 4. alistaa overpower
compel /kəmpel/ imposer, obliger, obliger àFrom English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 : [ freedict:eng-hin ]
compel /kəmpˈɛl/From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 : [ freedict:eng-hrv ]1. विवश~करना "We compel all students to fill out this form"
compel /kəmpˈɛl/ natjerati, primorati, prinuditiFrom English-Italian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.2 : [ freedict:eng-ita ]
compel /kəmpˈɛl/ costringere, forzareFrom English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-jpn ]
compel //kəmˈpɛl//From English-Latin FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.2 : [ freedict:eng-lat ]強いる force, constrain or coerce
compel /kəmpel/ coercereFrom English-Lithuanian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.7.2 : [ freedict:eng-lit ]
compel /kəm'pel/From English-Norsk FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-nor ]1. priversti 2. patraukti, prikaustyti (dėmesį ir pan.)
compel //kəmˈpɛl//From English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 : [ freedict:eng-pol ]tvinge force, constrain or coerce
compel /kəmˈpel/From English-Portuguese FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 : [ freedict:eng-por ]1. zmuszać 2. [form] zwracać, przyciągać
compel /kəmpel/ constranger, forçar, obrigarFrom English-Spanish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3.1 : [ freedict:eng-spa ]
compel /kəmpel/ forzar, obligarFrom English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-swe ]
compel //kəmˈpɛl//From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 : [ freedict:eng-tur ]tvinga force, constrain or coerce
compel /kəmpˈɛl/ 1. (-Ied, -ling) zorlamak, icbar etmek, mecbur etmek.From IPA:en_US : [ IPA:en_US ]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 : [ moby-thesaurus ]/kəmˈpɛɫ/
95 Moby Thesaurus words for "compel": actuate, animate, beat down, beset, bind, break, 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 onFrom Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary : [ stardic ]
v. 强迫,迫使;From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary : [ xdict ]
vt. 推动,强迫,胁迫,迫使