compel

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

com·pel [compel compels compelled compelling] BrE [kəmˈpel] NAmE [kəmˈpel] verb (-ll-)(formal)
1. to force sb to do sth; to make sth necessary
•~ sb to do sth The law can compel fathers to make regular payments for their children.
•I feel compelled to write and tell you how much I enjoyed your book.
•~ sth Last year ill health compelled his retirement.
2. ~ sth (not used in the progressive tenses)to cause a particular reaction
•He spoke with an authority that compelled the attention of the whole crowd.
see also ↑compulsion
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Word Origin:
late Middle English: from Latin compellere, from com- ‘together’ + pellere ‘drive’.

Example Bank:
•The court has powers to compel witnesses to attend.

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  oblige, obligate