force somebody to do something
"We compel all students to fill out this form"
necessitate or exact
"the water shortage compels conservation"
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compelled
Conscience cannot be compelled. [ Proverb ]
Heaven knows, I had no such intent;
But that necessity so bowed the state.
That I and greatness were compelled to kiss. [ Shakespeare ]
The soul on earth is an immortal guest, compelled to starve at an unreal feast. [ Hannah More ]
Who would venture upon the journey of life, if compelled to begin it at the end? [ Mme. de Maintenon ]
All men are fools: to escape seeing one, one would be compelled to shut himself in his room, and break his mirror. [ De Sade ]
I think I am rather fond of silent people myself. I cannot bear to live with a person who feels compelled to talk because he is my companion. [ Disraeli ]
At the age when the faculties droop, when stern experience has destroyed all sweet illusions, man may seek solitude; but, at twenty, the affections which he is compelled to repress are a tomb in which he buries himself alive. [ E. de Girardin ]
compelledin Scrabble®
The word compelled is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.
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The word compelled is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.
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