compel
verb [T] /kəmˈpel/ (-ll-)Definition
› to force someone to do something: [+ to infinitive] As a school boy he was compelled to wear shorts even in winter.formal The new circumstances compelled a change in policy. → See also compulsionCausing somebody to actUrging and persuading › formal to produce a strong feeling or reaction: Over the years her work has compelled universal admiration and trust.Causing things to happen
(Definition of compel verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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- -ization suffix
- -ize suffix
- agent noun (CAUSE)
- awaken (sth) in sb phrasal verb
- be associated with sth phrasal verb
- beget verb
- blaze a trail idiom
- factor noun (FACT)
- fuel noun
- instigator noun
- introduce verb (PUT INTO USE)
- jumping-off point noun
- plant verb (PUT)
- produce verb (CAUSE)
- produce verb (RESULT IN)
- sure adjective
- the domino effect noun
- usher sth in phrasal verb
- wreak verb
- wrought verb
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