compel

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/kəmˈpɛl/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/kəmˈpɛl/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(kəm pel)

Inflections of 'compel' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
compels
v 3rd person singular
compelling
v pres p
compelled
v past
compelled
v past p

compel
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Sense: Verb: force
Synonyms:
force Collocations, make Collocations, coerce, drive Collocations, oblige, impel, bully Collocations, push Collocations, goad, enforce Collocations, necessitate, intimidate, domineer, bind Collocations, dictate, railroad (informal), browbeat, constrain Collocations


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