compel

 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  compel 
 
  2  senses  of  compel 
 
  Sense  1 
  compel,  oblige,  obligate 
  =>  force,  thrust 
  =>  walk 
  =>  coerce,  hale,  pressure,  force 
  =>  clamor 
  =>  condemn 
  =>  shame 
  =>  enforce,  implement,  apply 
 
  Sense  2 
  command,  require,  compel 
  =>  charge,  saddle,  burden 
  =>  requisition 
  =>  forbid,  prohibit,  interdict,  proscribe,  veto,  disallow 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  compel 
 
  2  senses  of  compel 
 
  Sense  1 
  compel,  oblige,  obligate 
  =>  force,  thrust 
  =>  stick,  sting 
  =>  walk 
  =>  parade,  exhibit,  march 
  =>  march 
  =>  coerce,  hale,  pressure,  force 
  =>  turn  up  the  heat,  turn  up  the  pressure 
  =>  drive 
  =>  bludgeon 
  =>  steamroller,  steamroll 
  =>  squeeze  for 
  =>  dragoon,  railroad 
  =>  terrorize,  terrorise 
  =>  bring  oneself 
  =>  clamor 
  =>  condemn 
  =>  shame 
  =>  enforce,  implement,  apply 
  =>  clamp  down  get  tough 
  =>  run 
  =>  execute 
  =>  give 
 
  Sense  2 
  command,  require,  compel 
  =>  charge,  saddle,  burden 
  =>  overburden 
  =>  bear  down 
  =>  overwhelm,  deluge,  flood  out 
  =>  adjure 
  =>  requisition 
  =>  forbid,  prohibit,  interdict,  proscribe,  veto,  disallow 
  =>  ban 
  =>  bar,  debar,  exclude 
  =>  enjoin 
  =>  outlaw,  criminalize,  criminalise,  illegalize,  illegalise 
  =>  ban,  censor 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  compel 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  compel 
 
  2  senses  of  compel 
 
  Sense  1 
  compel,  oblige,  obligate 
  =>  induce,  stimulate,  cause  have  get  make 
 
  Sense  2 
  command,  require,  compel 
  =>  order  tell  enjoin,  say 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  compel 
 
  compel  used  as  a  verb  is  rare  (polysemy  count  =  2) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  compel 
 
  Sense  1 
  compel,  oblige,  obligate 
  =>  induce,  stimulate,  cause  have  get  make 
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  Sense  2 
  command,  require,  compel 
  =>  order  tell  enjoin,  say 
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  Overview  of  verb  compel 
 
  The  verb  compel  has  2  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (21)  compel,  oblige,  obligate  --  (force  or  compel  somebody  to  do  something  "We  compel  all  students  to  fill  out  this  form") 
  2.  (5)  command,  require,  compel  --  (make  someone  do  something) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  compel 
  compelled 
  compelling 
 
  Overview  of  verb  compel 
 
  The  verb  compel  has  2  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (21)  compel,  oblige,  obligate  --  (force  or  compel  somebody  to  do  something  "We  compel  all  students  to  fill  out  this  form") 
  2.  (5)  command,  require,  compel  --  (make  someone  do  something) 

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