compel

compel is a 6-letter English word with 8 senses as transitive verb, intransitive verb, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To drive or urge with force, or irresistibly; to force; to constrain; to oblige; to necessitate, either by physical or moral force. Face value is 12 in Scrabble and 16 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

6 letters · Scrabble 12 · Words With Friends 16 · 8 senses

Definitions

1. transitive verb. To drive or urge with force, or irresistibly; to force; to constrain; to oblige; to necessitate, either by physical or moral force.
2. transitive verb. To take by force or violence; to seize; to exact; to extort.
3. transitive verb. To force to yield; to overpower; to subjugate.
4. transitive verb. To gather or unite in a crowd or company.
5. transitive verb. To call forth; to summon.
6. intransitive verb. To make one yield or submit.
7. verb. force somebody to do something

   "We compel all students to fill out this form"

   Synonyms: obligate, oblige

8. verb. necessitate or exact

   "the water shortage compels conservation"

Synonyms

obligate, oblige

Common word forms

compels, compelled, compeller, compelling

Words from these letters

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