compel
/kəmˈpɛl/ · verb
Meaning
- To drive together, round up
- To overpower; to subdue.
- To force, constrain or coerce.
- To exact, extort, (make) produce by force.
- To force to yield; to overpower; to subjugate.
- To gather or unite in a crowd or company.
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