Синоним слова compel

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:4.0 / 3 votes

1. compel

   To compel one to an act is to secure its performance by the use of irresistible physical or moral force. Force implies primarily an actual physical process, absolutely subduing all resistance. Coerce implies the actual or potential use of so much force as may be necessary to secure the surrender of the will; the American secessionists contended that the Federal government had no right to coerce a State. Constrain implies the yielding of judgment and will, and in some cases of inclination or affection, to an overmastering power; as, «the love of Christ constraineth us,» 2 Cor. v, 14. Compare DRIVE; INFLUENCE.

   See synonyms for HINDER.

   Synonyms:
   coerce, constrain, drive, force, make, necessitate, oblige

   Preposition:
   The soldiers were compelled to desertion: preferably with the infinitive, compelled to desert.

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:4.0 / 4 votes

1. compel

   Synonyms:
   force, oblige, drive, constrain, necessitate, make, coerce, bind

   Antonyms:
   persuade, convince, coax, allure, egg, induce, tempt, seduce, acquit, cozen, liberate, release

Princeton’s WordNetRate these synonyms:3.0 / 3 votes

1. compel, oblige, obligateverb

   force somebody to do something

   «We compel all students to fill out this form»

   Synonyms:
   oblige, accommodate, bind, obligate, hold

2. compelverb

   necessitate or exact

   «the water shortage compels conservation»

   Synonyms:
   oblige, obligate

Matched Categories

1. • Cause
   • Necessitate

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1. Benjamin Netanyahu:

   Now we also face the possibility of a diplomatic offensive, an attempt to compel us by means of U.N. decisions to withdraw to the 1967 lines within two years. This will lead Islamic extremists to the outskirts of Tel Aviv and the heart of Jerusalem.

2. Felix Frankfurter:

   The words of the Constitution are so unrestricted by their intrinsic meaning or by their history or by tradition or by prior decisions that they leave the individual Justice free, if indeed they do not compel him, to gather meaning not from reading the Constitution but from reading life.

3. Mukaibar Shah:

   Govt office staffs have agreed that COVID is a fake propaganda, but they are forced to wear masks and also compel visitors to wear masks or else they pay penality and even lose jobs.

4. Elijah Cummings:

   To date, The President has not produced a single document or scheduled a single interview, house Oversight Committee expects full compliance with House Oversight Committee requests as soon as possible, or it may become necessary to consider alternative means to compel compliance.

5. Norman Roule:

   Iran’s actions are conducted in a manner which are both understood by the world to be conducted by Iran, but not to the extent that the international community can justify a response. In this way, the actions are attributable but deniable, attacks against oil tankers produce tremendous publicity for Iran and raise oil prices. The latter has a direct, if temporary, impact on the economies of China and Western Europe, and Iran likely believes this will compel them to pressure the U.S. to make concessions to avoid future such attacks.

• تجبرArabic
• подчинявам, насилвам, принуждавам, заставям, събирамBulgarian
• nutitCzech
• zwingen, nötigenGerman
• αναγκάζωGreek
• devigiEsperanto
• forzar, obligar, compelerSpanish
• pakottaa, [[periä]] [[väkisin]], ajaaFinnish
• obligerFrench
• ենթարկել, ստիպել, հարկադրել, պարտադրելArmenian
• לאלץHebrew
• 강요하다Korean
• qui nolentes cogeretLatin
• bedwingen, afdwingen, dwingen, bijeendrijven, samendrijvenDutch
• tvingeNorwegian
• forçarPortuguese
• обязывать, вынудить, принудить, обязать, принуждать, заставить, заставлять, подчинять, вынуждать, собиратьRussian
• tvingaSwedish
• บังคับThai
• צווינגעןYiddish
• 迫使Chinese

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