compel

tr.v., -pelled, -pel·ling, -pels.

1. To force, drive, or constrain: Duty compelled the soldiers to volunteer for the mission.
2. To necessitate or pressure by force; exact: An energy crisis compels fuel conservation. See synonyms at force.
3. To exert a strong, irresistible force on; sway: “The land, in a certain, very real way, compels the minds of the people” (Barry Lopez).

[Middle English compellen, from Latin compellere : com-, com- + pellere, to drive.]

compellable com·pel'la·ble adj.
compellably com·pel'la·bly adv.
compeller com·pel'ler n.

verb

To cause (a person or thing) to act or move in spite of resistance: coerce, constrain, force, make, obligate, oblige, pressure. See attack/defend.

v

Definition: force to act
Antonyms: block, check, delay, deter, hinder, impede, obstruct, stop

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IN BRIEF: To make or force someone to act.

After hearing the speech, Dr. Simon felt compelled to vote.

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - tvinge, fremtvinge, aftvinge, nøde

Nederlands (Dutch)
(af)dwingen

Français (French)
v. tr. - contraindre, obliger, imposer le respect à qn, retenir (l'attention)

Deutsch (German)
v. - zwingen, abnötigen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - εξαναγκάζω, υποχρεώνω, επιβάλλω

Italiano (Italian)
costringere, obbligare, forzare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - compelir, extorquir, impelir

Русский (Russian)
заставлять, принуждать

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - obligar, imponer, compeler

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - tvinga, framtvinga, tillskansa sig

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
强迫, 迫使

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 強迫, 迫使

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 억지로 시키다, 하지 않을 수 없다, 끌어내다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 強いて…させる, 無理に従わせる, 強要する, 強制する, かり集める

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) أجبر, أرغم, ألزم, أكره‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮הכריח, אילץ‬

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