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compelling

/kəmˈpɛlɪŋ/ · verb

Meaning

  1. To drive together, round up
  2. To overpower; to subdue.
  3. To force, constrain or coerce.
  4. To exact, extort, (make) produce by force.
  5. To force to yield; to overpower; to subjugate.
  6. To gather or unite in a crowd or company.
  7. An act of compulsion; an obliging somebody to do something.
  8. Strongly or irresistibly evoking interest or attention.
  9. Forceful.

Etymology / origin

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Related words

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Descendant words

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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