Word of the Day 3.8.20 com·pel /kəmˈpel/ Learn to pronounce verb past tense: compelled ; past participle: compelled force or oblige (someone) to do something. "a sense of duty compelled Harry to answer her questions" Similar: force coerce into pressurize into pressure impel drive press push urge prevail on dragoon into browbeat into bully into bludgeon into intimidate into terrorize into oblige require put under an obligation leave someone no option but to make bulldoze railroad steamroller twist someone's arm strong-arm lean on put the screws on constrain exact extort demand insist on enforce ...