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Word entry · 6 letters

compel

Best crossword clue

"Force to act"

6 letters · collected on this word page

6 lettersPronunciation /kəmˈpɛl/Part of speech verbSorted celmopStarts with CEnds with L1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. force somebody to do something

Word origin

From Middle English compellen, borrowed from Middle French compellir, from Latin compellere, itself from com- (“together”) + pellere (“to drive”). Displaced native Old English nīedan.

Used in a sentence

  • The shepherds compelled the stray sheep into the fold as night began to fall.
  • She had one of those perfect faces, which irresistibly compel the soul of a man.
  • Logic compels the wise, while fools feel compelled by emotions.

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