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(1):

(v. t.) To force to yield; to overpower; to subjugate.

(2):

(v. t.) To call forth; to summon.

(3):

(v. t.) To take by force or violence; to seize; to exact; to extort.

(4):

(v. t.) To gather or unite in a crowd or company.

(5):

(v. i.) To make one yield or submit.

(6):

(v. t.) To drive or urge with force, or irresistibly; to force; to constrain; to oblige; to necessitate, either by physical or moral force.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Compel'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​c/compel.html. 1828.
 
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