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compel
verb
1 compel
Force somebody to do something:
— We compel all students to fill out this form.
synonyms: obligate, oblige.
Roget 157:
be powerful
etc.
adj.;
gain power
etc.
n..
belong to,
pertain to;
lie in one's power,
be in one's power;
can,
be able.
give power,
confer power,
exercise power
etc.
n.;
empower,
enable,
invest;
indue†,
endue;
endow,
arm;
strengthen
etc.
159;
compel
etc.
744.
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Roget 601:
lie under a necessity;
befated†,
be doomed,
be destined
&c.,
in for,
under the necessity of;
have no choice,
have no alternative;
be one's fate
etc.
n..
to be pushed to the wall to be driven into a to be pushed to the wall to be driven into a corner,
to be unable to help.
destine,
doom,
foredoom,
devote;
predestine,
preordain;
cast a spell
etc.
992;
necessitate;
compel
etc.
744.
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Roget 744:
compel,
force,
make,
drive,
coerce,
constrain,
enforce,
necessitate,
oblige.
force upon,
press;
cram down the throat,
thrust down the throat,
force down the throat;
say it must be done,
make a point of,
insist upon,
take no denial;
put down,
dragoon.
extort,
wring from;
squeeze,
put on the squeeze;
put on the screws,
turn on the screw;
drag into;
bind,
bind over;
pin down,
tie down;
require,
tax,
put in force;
commandeer;
restrain
etc.
751.
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Dutch: noodzaken, nopen, samendrijven
2 compel
Moby thesaurus: 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 on ... show more.
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