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compel

com·pel

UK/kəmˈpɛl/ US/kʌˈmpɛl/ uncommon archaic obsolete

verb

1.

force or compel somebody to do something

  • “We compel all students to fill out this form”
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Origin

From Middle English compellen, borrowed from Middle French compellir, from Latin compellere, itself from com- (“together”) + pellere (“to drive”).

Phrases

  • compel testimony

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