Compel

Spanish Meaning

obligar

compeler

imponer en

empeñar

English Meaning

  1. To force, drive, or constrain: Duty compelled the soldiers to volunteer for the mission.
  2. To necessitate or pressure by force; exact: An energy crisis compels fuel conservation. See Synonyms at force.
  3. To exert a strong, irresistible force on; sway: "The land, in a certain, very real way, compels the minds of the people” ( Barry Lopez).