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English to English verb
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force somebody to do something |  | Example: We compel all students to fill out this form
source: wordnet30
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necessitate or exact | | Example: the water shortage compels conservation
source: wordnet30
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To drive or urge with force, or irresistibly; to force; to constrain; to oblige; to necessitate, either by physical or moral force. | | source: webster1913
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To make one yield or submit. | | source: webster1913
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