to compel

Synonyms

force constrain

Examples

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 compel a man to furnish contributions of money for the propagation of opinions which he disbelieves, is sinful and tyrannical. Thomas Jefferson

Evolution teaches us the original purpose of language was to ritualize men's threats and curses, his spells to compel the gods; communication came later. Gene Wolfe

To advise is not to compel. German Proverb

Words in the phrase

to compel

Close letter words and terms

to commit to communicate to compare to complement to compress to compute