Compel - Crossword Clue

Crossword Clue Last Updated: 17/01/2024

Below are possible answers for the crossword clue Compel.

6 letter answer(s) to compel

COERCE
  1. to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means :"She forced him to take a job in the city"; "He squeezed her for information"
OBLIGE
  1. bind by an obligation; cause to be indebted; "He's held by a contract"; "I'll hold you by your promise"
  2. force somebody to do something; "We compel all students to fill out this form"
  3. provide a service or favor for someone; "We had to oblige him"

5 letter answer(s) to compel

FORCE
  1. (of a law) having legal validity; "the law is still in effect"
  2. (physics) the influence that produces a change in a physical quantity; "force equals mass times acceleration"
  3. a group of people having the power of effective action; "he joined forces with a band of adventurers"
  4. a powerful effect or influence; "the force of his eloquence easily persuaded them"
  5. a putout of a base runner who is required to run; the putout is accomplished by holding the ball while touching the base to which the runner must advance before the runner reaches that base; "the shortstop got the runner at second on a force"
  6. a unit that is part of some military service; "he sent Caesar a force of six thousand men"
  7. an act of aggression (as one against a person who resists); "he may accomplish by craft in the long run what he cannot do by force and violence in the short one"
  8. cause to move by pulling; "draw a wagon"; "pull a sled"
  9. do forcibl

8 letter answer(s) to compel

OBLIGATE
  1. bind by an obligation; cause to be indebted; "He's held by a contract"; "I'll hold you by your promise"
  2. commit in order to fulfill an obligation; "obligate money"
  3. force somebody to do something; "We compel all students to fill out this form"
  4. restricted to a particular condition of life; "an obligate anaerobe can survive only in the absence of oxygen"

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