Englishئاساسىي لۇغەت
compel
Universal Words
verb (-ll-) (formal)
1 to force sb to do sth; to make sth necessary:
[VNtoinf] 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. * [VN] Last year ill health compelled his retirement.
2 [VN] (not used in the progressive tenses) to cause a particular reaction:
He spoke with an authority that compelled the attention of the whole crowd.
seealsoCOMPULSION
