compel

v. கட்டாயப்படுத்து, வல்லந்தமாக நிறைவேற்று, அன்புரிமையால் வலியுறுத்து, வலிந்து செயற்படுத்து.

Synonyms

force oblige drive constrain necessitate make coerce bind

Antonyms

persuade convince coax allure egg induce tempt seduce acquit cozen liberate release

Com*pel", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Compelled; p. pr. & vb. n Compelling.] Etym: [L. compellere, compilstum, to drive together, to compel, urge; com- + pellere to drive: cf. OF. compellir. See Pulse.] 1. To drive or urge with force, or irresistibly; to force; to constrain; to oblige; to necessitate, either by physical or moral force. Wolsey . . . compelled the people to pay up the whole subsidy at once. Hallam. And they compel one Simon . . . to bear his cross. Mark xv. 21. 2. To take by force or violence; to seize; to exact; to extort. [R.] Commissions, which compel from each The sixth part of his substance. Shak. 3. To force to yield; to overpower; to subjugate. Easy sleep their weary limbs compelled. Dryden. I compel all creatures to my will. Tennyson. 4. To gather or unite in a crowd or company. [A Latinism] "In one troop compelled." Dryden. 5. To call forth; to summon. [Obs.] Chapman. She had this knight from far compelled. Spenser. Syn. -- To force; constrain; oblige; necessitate; coerce. See Coerce. Com*pel", v. i. Defn: To make one yield or submit. "If she can not entreat, I can not compel." Shak.

compel - Similar Words

coppel comply comely cope compeller come compute comptly compter compote