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Compel
/kəmˈpel/
To strongly persuade or force someone to do something.
Synonyms:
force
oblige
drive
urge
coerce
Antonyms:
dissuade
discourage
prevent
hinder
Examples:
And Esta had not
compelled
any one to marry her.
To both conditions, Newman was
compelled
to yield.
And with that Roberta had been
compelled
to agree.
Etymology:
From Middle English
compellen
, from Old French
compeller
, from Latin
compellere
(
com-
meaning
together
and
pellere
meaning
to drive
).
Usage Statistics:
14 mentions per 1 million words
Moderate
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