Definition: 1. To force somebody to do something. 2. To make something necessary. 3. Make someone do something. 4. Force or oblige someone to do something.
Use 'compel' in a sentence:
1. After I left the parking lot of the store, something compelled me to drive around.
2. It is Satan, and men actuated by his spirit, that seek to compel the conscience.
3. There were calls this week for the introduction of a law to compel people to help accident victims.
4. You can compel obedience, but not affection.
5. Turning points bring an individual to a junction that compels decision and commitment and the turning may be sharp.
6. On two occasions the applicant was forced to bring motions to compel payment.
7. His courage and skill compel our admiration.
8. Popped bubbles and losses must occur to deter speculation and compel investors to evaluate risk.
9. The defendant brought a motion to compel the attendance of the plaintiff at an examination for discovery.
10. What reasons prompt you, or compel you, to read English?
11. We cannot compel you to (do it), but we think you should.
12. This will compel both scientists and governments to stay on their toes.
13. She could, if she wanted, compel him, through a court of law, to support the child after it was born.
14. No country can compel foreign enterprises to invest.
15. Nothing can compel me to do such a thing.
16. The law can compel fathers to make regular payments for their children.
