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compel

(k/@/m'p/E/l )

force somebody to do something(verb.social)

Example:
We compel all students to fill out this form.

Synonym:
obligate, oblige

source: wordnet30
necessitate or exact(verb.stative)

Example:
The water shortage compels conservation.

source: wordnet30
To drive or urge with force, or irresistibly; to force; to constrain; to oblige; to necessitate, either by physical or moral force.(verb)

source: webster1913
To make one yield or submit.(verb)

source: webster1913

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