compels
/kəmˈpɛlz/
verb
- 1
To drive together, round up
- 2
To overpower; to subdue.
- 3
To force, constrain or coerce.
“Logic compels the wise, while fools feel compelled by emotions.”
- 4
To exact, extort, (make) produce by force.
- 5
To force to yield; to overpower; to subjugate.
- 6
To gather or unite in a crowd or company.
- 7
To call forth; to summon.
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