Definition of compel

• v. t. - To drive or urge with force, or irresistibly; to force; to constrain; to oblige; to necessitate, either by physical or moral force.
• v. t. - To take by force or violence; to seize; to exact; to extort.
• v. t. - To force to yield; to overpower; to subjugate.
• v. t. - To gather or unite in a crowd or company.
• v. t. - To call forth; to summon.
• v. i. - To make one yield or submit.