Definizione monolingua

compel

compel (third-person singular simple present compels, present participle compelling, simple past and past participle compelled)

1. (transitive, archaic) (literally) To drive together, round up

   Sheep dogs masterly compel the herd.

2. (transitive) To overpower; to subdue
   • 1917, Upton Sinclair, King Coal, ch. 16,

     She had one of those perfect faces, which irresistibly compel the soul of a man.

3. (transitive) To force, constrain or coerce

   Logic compels the wise, fools feel compelled by emotions instead

   • 1600, William Shakespeare, Julius Caesar, act 5, sc. 1,

     Against my will, / As Pompey was, am I compelld to set / Upon one battle all our liberties.

4. (transitive) To exact, extort, (make) produce by force
   • 1912, L. Frank Baum, Sky Island, ch. 14,

     The Queen has nothing but the power to execute the laws, to adjust grievances and to compel order.

Definizione dizionario compel

costringere

forzare

astringere

condurre

obbligare

tassare

Altri significati:

To exact by force

To force, constrain or coerce

To overpower

(to) force

(transitive) To exact, extort, (make) produce by force

(transitive, archaic) (literally) To drive together, round up

To drive together, round up

(transitive) To overpower; to subdue

(transitive) To force, constrain or coerce

To force somebody to do something.