Verb
To drive or urge with force, or irresistibly; to force; to constrain; to oblige; to necessitate, either by physical or moral force.
To take by force or violence; to seize; to exact; to extort.
To force to yield; to overpower; to subjugate.
To gather or unite in a crowd or company.
To call forth; to summon.
To make one yield or submit.
Source: Webster's dictionaryHis lordship may compel us to be equal upstairs, but there will never be equality in the servants' hall. J. M. Barrie
War therefore is an act of violence to compel our opponent to fulfill our will. Carl von Clausewitz
History shows that where ethics and economics come in conflict, victory is always with economics. Vested interests have never been known to have willingly divested themselves unless there was sufficient force to compel them. Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar
A ruler must learn to persuade and not to compel. Frank Herbert
To advise is not to compel. German Proverb
What the law will compel you to do, do of your own free will. Latin Proverb