Verb: compel (compelled,compelling) kum'pel
- Force somebody to do something
"We compel all students to fill out this form";
- oblige, obligate
- Necessitate or exact
"the water shortage compels conservation"
Derived forms: compelled, compelling, compels
Type of: ask, call for, cause, demand, get, have, induce, involve, make, necessitate, need, postulate, require, stimulate, take
Encyclopedia: Compel