m-pel]
verb, -pelled, -pel⋅ling.| 1. | to force or drive, esp. to a course of action: His disregard of the rules compels us to dismiss him. |
| 2. | to secure or bring about by force. |
| 3. | to force to submit; subdue. |
| 4. | to overpower. |
| 5. | Archaic. to drive together; unite by force; herd. |
| 6. | to use force. |
| 7. | to have a powerful and irresistible effect, influence, etc. |
