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compel

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/kəmˈpɛl/ English

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  1. To drive together, round up
  2. To overpower; to subdue.
  3. To force, constrain or coerce.“Logic compels the wise, while fools feel compelled by emotions.”
  4. To exact, extort, (make) produce by force.

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