compel
English Thesaurus
1. force somebody to do something (verb.social)
hyponym | : | force, thrust, |
definition | : | impose urgently, importunately, or inexorably (verb.communication) |
hyponym | : | walk, |
definition | : | make walk (verb.motion) |
hyponym | : | coerce, force, hale, pressure, squeeze, |
definition | : | to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means : (verb.social) |
hyponym | : | clamor, |
definition | : | compel someone to do something by insistent clamoring (verb.social) |
hyponym | : | condemn, |
definition | : | compel or force into a particular state or activity (verb.social) |
hyponym | : | shame, |
definition | : | compel through a sense of shame (verb.social) |
hyponym | : | enforce, impose, |
definition | : | compel to behave in a certain way (verb.social) |
cause | : | act, move, |
definition | : | perform an action, or work out or perform (an action) (verb.social) |
2. necessitate or exact (verb.stative)
hypernym | : | ask, call for, demand, involve, necessitate, need, postulate, require, take, |
definition | : | require as useful, just, or proper (verb.stative) |
3. force somebody to do something (verb.social)
derivation | : | coercion, compulsion, |
definition | : | using force to cause something to occur (noun.act) |
derivation | : | duty, obligation, responsibility, |
definition | : | the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force (noun.act) |
derivation | : | coercion, compulsion, |
definition | : | using force to cause something to occur (noun.act) |
derivation | : | duty, obligation, responsibility, |
definition | : | the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force (noun.act) |
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