compel

1. v. t. To drive or urge with force, or irresistibly; to force; to constrain; to oblige; to necessitate, either by physical or moral force. Source: opted

2. v. t. To take by force or violence; to seize; to exact; to extort. Source: opted

3. v. t. To force to yield; to overpower; to subjugate. Source: opted

4. v. t. To gather or unite in a crowd or company. Source: opted

5. v. t. To call forth; to summon. Source: opted

6. v. i. To make one yield or submit. Source: opted

7. v. force somebody to do something Source: wordnet

8. v. necessitate or exact Source: wordnet

9. To make one yield or submit. "If she can not entreat, I can notcompel." Shak. Source: adambom

10. v:100 v. force somebody to do something v. necessitate or exact Source: ecdict

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