Synonyms for Compel:

• n.

  •
  • threaten,
  • badger.
  •
  • make,
  • attack.
  •compel (noun)
  • obligate.
  •force (noun)
  • study at force.

• v.

  •bend (verb)
  • changes mind,
  • changed mind,
  • sub due,
  • sub-due,
  • sub-dues,
  • changing mind,
  • sub dues.
  •bind (verb)
  • re-straining,
  • de-tains,
  • in-dentures,
  • re-strains,
  • pre scribe,
  • re strain,
  • puts lock on,
  • putting lock on,
  • re-strain,
  • pre-scribes,
  • pre scribes,
  • re-strict,
  • de tains,
  • pre-scribe,
  • de-tain,
  • pre-scribing,
  • pre-scribed,
  • re strict,
  • re straining,
  • puts half nelson on,
  • de tain,
  • pre scribing,
  • re strained,
  • putting half nelson on,
  • re strains,
  • in denture,
  • in dentures,
  • in-denture,
  • re-strained.
  •blackmail (verb)
  • ex-tort,
  • hold ransom,
  • holding to ransom,
  • putting the shake on,
  • holds to ransom,
  • ex torts,
  • held to ransom,
  • shakes down,
  • puts shake on,
  • puts the shake on,
  • putting shake on,
  • put shake on,
  • shook down,
  • ex tort,
  • shaking down,
  • held ransom,
  • holding ransom,
  • holds ransom,
  • ex-torts.
  •bring (verb)
  • be-gun,
  • in duce,
  • contributes to,
  • in-duce,
  • pro-duces,
  • prevails upon,
  • dis-pose,
  • dis-posed,
  • be ginning,
  • dis posing,
  • in-duces,
  • in duces,
  • be-ginning,
  • results in,
  • prevail up on,
  • dis-posing,
  • dis posed,
  • dis pose,
  • pro duces,
  • be gun,
  • contributing to,
  • pro duce.
  •cause (verb)
  • art bottom of,
  • sowed the seeds,
  • thinking up,
  • was at bottom of,
  • are bottom of,
  • is bottom of,
  • getting things rolling,
  • starting the ball rolling,
  • be at bottom of,
  • gat things rolling,
  • started ball rolling,
  • in-cited,
  • wast the bottom of,
  • wast at the bottom of,
  • are at bottom of,
  • sowing seeds,
  • art at the bottom of,
  • intro duce,
  • be the bottom of,
  • in cites,
  • sows seeds,
  • in cited,
  • are the bottom of,
  • art the bottom of,
  • were at bottom of,
  • in-cite,
  • wert at the bottom of,
  • got things rolling,
  • am at bottom of,
  • is at the bottom of,
  • being the bottom of,
  • sowed seeds,
  • art at bottom of,
  • break ice,
  • thinks up,
  • was bottom of,
  • gotten things rolling,
  • wert bottom of,
  • firing up,
  • being bottom of,
  • starting ball rolling,
  • kickoffed,
  • was the bottom of,
  • is the bottom of,
  • in-citing,
  • starts the ball rolling,
  • am bottom of,
  • am the bottom of,
  • being at the bottom of,
  • intro-duce,
  • starts ball rolling,
  • wast bottom of,
  • in cite,
  • kickoffing,
  • intro duces,
  • intro-duces,
  • were at the bottom of,
  • sowing the seeds,
  • is at bottom of,
  • wert the bottom of,
  • was at the bottom of,
  • be bottom of,
  • wast at bottom of,
  • started the ball rolling,
  • sows the seeds,
  • in citing,
  • were bottom of,
  • being at bottom of,
  • wert at bottom of,
  • in-cites,
  • am at the bottom of,
  • were the bottom of,
  • bring pass,
  • gets things rolling,
  • are at the bottom of.
  •command (verb)
  • had authority,
  • holding office,
  • de-barring,
  • de bar,
  • pre-vail,
  • sending for,
  • de barred,
  • marked out,
  • gave directions,
  • calls on,
  • forces up on,
  • over-ridden,
  • re-pressing,
  • over borne,
  • gave orders,
  • over ridden,
  • de-bar,
  • super-intends,
  • over bears,
  • pro claim,
  • pro-claims,
  • takes charge,
  • over bore,
  • call signals,
  • took charge,
  • exercising power,
  • exercised power,
  • presides over,
  • pro claims,
  • de barring,
  • over-bears,
  • over-rode,
  • forces upon,
  • has authority,
  • force up on,
  • called up on,
  • inter-dict,
  • pre-dominating,
  • lays down law,
  • called signals,
  • pro claiming,
  • calling signals,
  • held office,
  • super intends,
  • super intended,
  • over bear,
  • over-rides,
  • forced up on,
  • presiding over,
  • laying down the law,
  • pre-dominated,
  • giving orders,
  • re-press,
  • pre-vails,
  • hast authority,
  • giving directions,
  • super-vised,
  • super intend,
  • lay down law,
  • marks out,
  • took over,
  • laid down law,
  • re pressing,
  • super vised,
  • co aching,
  • over rode,
  • overborn,
  • pre dominates,
  • hath authority,
  • pro claimed,
  • reigned over,
  • Over-bearing,
  • super vising,
  • de bars,
  • pre dominating,
  • pre-dominate,
  • over-bore,
  • re presses,
  • super vise,
  • ordinated,
  • laying down law,
  • exercises power,
  • calls signals,
  • super-intending,
  • took lead,
  • super-intended,
  • gives directions,
  • re press,
  • pro-claiming,
  • called the signals,
  • co-ached,
  • super intending,
  • calling up on,
  • gives orders,
  • over riding,
  • over ride,
  • calling the signals,
  • super-vise,
  • pre vailed,
  • overbore,
  • calling upon,
  • reigning over,
  • lays down the law,
  • laid down the law,
  • forcing upon,
  • over-borne,
  • co ached,
  • de-bars,
  • pre vailing,
  • calls up on,
  • forcing up on,
  • super-intend,
  • taking lead,
  • holds office,
  • pre-dominates,
  • inter dict,
  • calls the signals,
  • over-born,
  • over rides,
  • over bearing,
  • haddest authority,
  • de-barred,
  • puts foot down,
  • reigns over,
  • over born,
  • re pressed,
  • pre vail,
  • over-riding,
  • call up on,
  • takes over,
  • pre-vailed,
  • co-aching,
  • pre dominated,
  • hadst authority,
  • takes lead,
  • sends for,
  • pre dominate,
  • re-presses,
  • putting foot down,
  • pre vails,
  • having authority.
  •compel (verb)
  • bully,
  • bulldoze,
  • motivate,
  • incite,
  • galvanize,
  • nag,
  • hijack,
  • oblige,
  • stimulate,
  • stress,
  • daunt,
  • spark,
  • browbeat,
  • dictate,
  • coerce.
  •constrain (verb)
  • with holds,
  • cools off,
  • dis allows,
  • with-held,
  • dis-allow,
  • in-terns,
  • in tern,
  • in-tern,
  • with hold,
  • hog tie,
  • with-holds,
  • with-hold,
  • holding down,
  • dis-allowing,
  • cooled off,
  • holds down,
  • dis-allows,
  • with held,
  • keeps lid on,
  • holds in,
  • concusses,
  • dis-allowed,
  • keeping lid on,
  • in terns,
  • kept lid on,
  • dis allow,
  • dis allowed,
  • dis allowing,
  • with holding.
  •decree (verb)
  • de creed,
  • puts one foot down,
  • de crees,
  • puts ones foot down,
  • reads riot act,
  • putting ones foot down,
  • de-crees,
  • put one foot down,
  • de clare,
  • de-creed,
  • putting one foot down,
  • puts one's foot down,
  • de cree,
  • reads the riot act,
  • putting one's foot down,
  • put ones foot down,
  • de-cree,
  • de-clares,
  • reading the riot act,
  • de clares,
  • de-clare,
  • reading riot act.
  •demand (verb)
  • be sieging,
  • in quires,
  • sues for,
  • whistling for,
  • be sieges,
  • re quests,
  • in-quiring,
  • clamoring for,
  • re-questing,
  • counter claim,
  • whistles for,
  • be siege,
  • be-siege,
  • counter claims,
  • sued for,
  • re-quests,
  • in quiring,
  • hits up,
  • hitting up,
  • insisting on,
  • counter-claiming,
  • clamors for,
  • insisted on,
  • counter claimed,
  • in-quire,
  • in quired,
  • Impetrating,
  • counter claiming,
  • counter-claims,
  • be-sought,
  • be sieged,
  • be-sieging,
  • in-quires,
  • in quire,
  • clamored for,
  • counter-claimed,
  • re quested,
  • re questing,
  • in-quired,
  • Impetrated,
  • insists on,
  • impetrates,
  • whistled for,
  • suing for,
  • be-sieges,
  • be-sieged,
  • be sought.
  •drive (verb)
  • acting upon,
  • over burdening,
  • spirits up,
  • over worked,
  • acting up on,
  • in spired,
  • in-spire,
  • spiriting up,
  • in-spiring,
  • over-burdening,
  • acted up on,
  • puts up to,
  • over-work,
  • putting up to,
  • act up on,
  • over-burdens,
  • over burden,
  • in spire,
  • leans on,
  • puts to,
  • wrought on,
  • acts up on,
  • over-working,
  • steamrolls,
  • steamrolling,
  • leant on,
  • over-burdened,
  • over-works,
  • in spiring,
  • acts upon,
  • putting to,
  • steamrolled,
  • in-spires,
  • leaned on,
  • in spires,
  • over work,
  • over-worked,
  • over works,
  • over burdened,
  • over working,
  • works on,
  • in-spired,
  • over burdens,
  • spirited up.
  •enforce (verb)
  • cracks down,
  • dis charging,
  • dis-charge,
  • puts into effect,
  • strongarm,
  • cracking down,
  • dis charges,
  • puts screws to,
  • dis-charging,
  • put in to effect,
  • puts in to effect,
  • dis-charges,
  • putting into effect,
  • cracked down,
  • putting in to effect,
  • dis charged,
  • putting screws to,
  • dis-charged,
  • dis charge.
  •enslave (verb)
  • dis franchised,
  • dis-enfranchises,
  • got hooks into,
  • dis-franchises,
  • puts irons,
  • kept under thumb,
  • dis enfranchises,
  • dis-franchise,
  • dis enfranchise,
  • dis-franchised,
  • put irons,
  • gotten hooks into,
  • re duces,
  • gets hooks in to,
  • re-duces,
  • dis-enfranchised,
  • getting hooks in to,
  • dis enfranchising,
  • re duce,
  • re-duce,
  • got hooks in to,
  • dis franchise,
  • keeps under thumb,
  • getting hooks into,
  • gat hooks into,
  • gotten hooks in to,
  • keeping under thumb,
  • dis enfranchised,
  • disfranchises,
  • gat hooks in to,
  • gets hooks into,
  • shuts in,
  • putting in irons,
  • putting irons,
  • dis-franchising,
  • puts in irons,
  • get hooks in to,
  • disenfranchises,
  • dis franchises,
  • dis-enfranchising,
  • shutting in,
  • dis-enfranchise,
  • dis franchising.
  •exact (verb)
  • ex acted,
  • ex-act,
  • insisting up on,
  • insist up on,
  • ex-acted,
  • ex act,
  • insisting upon,
  • insists upon,
  • ex tract,
  • ex acting,
  • ex-acting,
  • insisted upon,
  • ex-tract,
  • insists up on,
  • ex-tracts,
  • ex acts,
  • insisted up on,
  • ex-acts.
  •fascinate (verb)
  • de-lights,
  • be witching,
  • in vite,
  • be witched,
  • over whelming,
  • de-lighting,
  • ex-cite,
  • trans-fixing,
  • over-whelmed,
  • over-powers,
  • de-light,
  • over whelm,
  • trans fixt,
  • be witch,
  • ex cited,
  • trans-fixed,
  • rivetting,
  • be-guile,
  • de light,
  • trans fixed,
  • trans-fix,
  • ex-cites,
  • over-powered,
  • ex citing,
  • be-witched,
  • ex-cited,
  • be-witch,
  • over-power,
  • rivetted,
  • be guile,
  • over-whelm,
  • trans fixing,
  • be witches,
  • de-lighted,
  • ex cites,
  • trans fixes,
  • over-powering,
  • be-witches,
  • over whelms,
  • be-witching,
  • over-whelms,
  • over powers,
  • de lights,
  • over powering,
  • over-whelming,
  • trans fix,
  • over whelmed,
  • de lighting,
  • trans-fixt,
  • be-guiles,
  • over power,
  • trans ported,
  • over powered,
  • ex cite,
  • trans-fixes,
  • be guiles,
  • de lighted.
  •force (verb)
  • bore hard on,
  • over come,
  • bring pressure to bear up on,
  • bringing pressure bear up on,
  • brought pressure bear up on,
  • brings pressure bear up on,
  • brought pressure bear upon,
  • pinned down,
  • brought pressure to bear upon,
  • brings pressure to bear up on,
  • brought pressure to bear up on,
  • brings pressure bear upon,
  • brings pressure to bear upon,
  • beared hard on,
  • bringing pressure to bear upon,
  • bearing hard on,
  • bring pressure bear upon,
  • bringing pressure to bear up on,
  • bringing pressure bear upon,
  • over coming,
  • bears hard on,
  • over comes,
  • puts squeeze on,
  • over-comes,
  • bare hard on,
  • bring pressure bear up on,
  • putting squeeze on,
  • over-coming.
  •force to act (verb)
  • restrain,
  • put the arm on,
  • make necessary,
  • hustle,
  • turn on the heat,
  • squeeze,
  • put the chill on,
  • throw weight around.
  •get (verb)
  • argued into,
  • argues into,
  • co axing,
  • co-axing,
  • argue in to,
  • talked into,
  • talked in to,
  • co-axed,
  • argues in to,
  • talk in to,
  • argued in to,
  • co axed,
  • talking in to,
  • talks in to,
  • talking into,
  • talks into.
  •grip (verb)
  • catching up,
  • catches up.
  •impel (verb)
  • set motion,
  • sets motion,
  • setting motion.
  •impose (verb)
  • in fringing,
  • moved on,
  • moving in on,
  • in-fringed,
  • moving on,
  • took advantage,
  • in-fringing,
  • moves in on,
  • moved in on,
  • in fringes,
  • in fringed,
  • takes advantage,
  • in fringe,
  • in-fringe,
  • moves on,
  • lays down,
  • in-fringes.
  •influence (verb)
  • had part in,
  • pulling strings,
  • has part in,
  • am recognized,
  • have part in,
  • impacted on,
  • having a part in,
  • hast part in,
  • are recognized,
  • impacts on,
  • was recognized,
  • is recognized,
  • pre dispose,
  • pulled strings,
  • in-clines,
  • works up on,
  • being recognized,
  • pre disposing,
  • hadst part in,
  • wrought up on,
  • in cline,
  • pre-disposed,
  • pre-disposing,
  • haddest part in,
  • has a part in,
  • in clines,
  • pre disposes,
  • worked up on,
  • work up on,
  • hath a part in,
  • impacting on,
  • having part in,
  • works upon,
  • had a part in,
  • pre-disposes,
  • pre-dispose,
  • hath part in,
  • wert recognized,
  • haddest a part in,
  • were recognized,
  • in-cline,
  • working upon,
  • art recognized,
  • working up on,
  • pulls strings,
  • hast a part in,
  • hadst a part in,
  • wast recognized,
  • bring bear.
  •intimidate (verb)
  • dis heartening,
  • co wing,
  • co wed,
  • dis may,
  • twisting someone arm,
  • dis mays,
  • dis-quieted,
  • dis quiet,
  • twisting someones arm,
  • over-awed,
  • dis-quiets,
  • dis quiets,
  • co-wing,
  • co-wed,
  • showboated,
  • dis heartens,
  • over-awing,
  • dis maying,
  • dis-quiet,
  • over awing,
  • dis-hearten,
  • over-awe,
  • twisting someone's arm,
  • dis mayed,
  • over awed,
  • dis quieting,
  • dis-quieting,
  • twisted someone's arm,
  • pushes around,
  • twist someones arm,
  • dis-heartened,
  • twist someone arm,
  • dis-may,
  • over awe,
  • dis quieted,
  • dis-heartening,
  • dis heartened,
  • twists someone's arm,
  • dis-heartens,
  • twisted someones arm,
  • twists someone arm,
  • dis-mayed,
  • buffaloing,
  • dis-mays,
  • over awes,
  • dis hearten,
  • twists someones arm,
  • pushed around,
  • dis-maying,
  • twisted someone arm,
  • over-awes.
  •lead (verb)
  • finding way,
  • quarterbacked,
  • was responsible for,
  • wert responsible for,
  • finding a way,
  • shows around,
  • showed way,
  • pointed the way,
  • shows in,
  • pointing the way,
  • were responsible for,
  • being responsible for,
  • finds way,
  • points way,
  • shows way,
  • shows the way,
  • show way,
  • pre ceding,
  • pre-cede,
  • art responsible for,
  • pre ceded,
  • pointed way,
  • showing around,
  • pointing way,
  • showed around,
  • pre-ceding,
  • are responsible for,
  • points the way,
  • pre cedes,
  • passing along,
  • find way,
  • passes along,
  • showed the way,
  • pre-cedes,
  • point way,
  • pre cede,
  • showing the way,
  • showing way,
  • showed in,
  • am responsible for,
  • showing in,
  • pre-ceded,
  • watches over,
  • wast responsible for,
  • found way,
  • found a way,
  • finds a way.
  •necessitate (verb)
  • be-hooves,
  • be hooves.
  •operate (verb)
  • be action,
  • was action,
  • be-having,
  • am action,
  • co-oked,
  • getting results,
  • co-oking,
  • being in action,
  • am in action,
  • gotten results,
  • wast action,
  • pro-motes,
  • pro-moting,
  • re-acted,
  • pro-mote,
  • produce result,
  • are in action,
  • produces a result,
  • be-have,
  • produces result,
  • is action,
  • producing result,
  • re acting,
  • be haves,
  • be-haves,
  • is in action,
  • produced result,
  • wert in action,
  • wert action,
  • co oked,
  • got results,
  • gat results,
  • produced a result,
  • art in action,
  • re acted,
  • producing a result,
  • co oking,
  • were in action,
  • be have,
  • were action,
  • pro moting,
  • re-acting,
  • are action,
  • gets results,
  • was in action,
  • being action,
  • be having,
  • wast in action,
  • art action.
  •press (verb)
  • de-pressed,
  • de-press,
  • de-pressing,
  • de-presses,
  • be-setting,
  • be-set,
  • be setting,
  • be-sets,
  • be sets,
  • de presses,
  • de press,
  • de pressing,
  • de pressed.
  •pressure (verb)
  • twists arm,
  • wrought over,
  • twisted arm,
  • twisting arm,
  • works over,
  • politicked.
  •propel (verb)
  • sling,
  • cant,
  • fire,
  • throw,
  • flick,
  • prod,
  • pelt,
  • precipitate,
  • shove,
  • hurl,
  • toss,
  • thrust,
  • bunt,
  • goad,
  • butt,
  • launch,
  • heave,
  • ram,
  • propel,
  • lob,
  • bowl,
  • fling,
  • project,
  • pitch,
  • push,
  • cast,
  • catapult,
  • chuck,
  • shunt.
  •require (verb)
  • stipulate,
  • mandate.
  •social (verb)
  • compel.
  •subjugate (verb)
  • bringing heel,
  • over throw,
  • over-throws,
  • over-thrown,
  • over thrown,
  • brings to heel,
  • bringing knees,
  • over throwing,
  • holds sway,
  • brought to heel,
  • reeling back in,
  • brings heel,
  • reeled back in,
  • over-throwing,
  • beating down,
  • sub jugate,
  • bring knees,
  • beats down,
  • bringing to knees,
  • over throws,
  • reels back in,
  • brought heel,
  • bringing to heel,
  • ruling over,
  • brings to knees,
  • rules over,
  • brings knees,
  • bring heel,
  • over-throw,
  • brought to knees,
  • sub-jugate,
  • kicks around,
  • brought knees.
  •urge (verb)
  • co-unselling,
  • re-commends,
  • appealing to,
  • pro-pose,
  • co unselling,
  • spake for,
  • re commends,
  • pro posing,
  • pro posed,
  • spoke for,
  • re-commend,
  • re-commended,
  • pro-posing,
  • appeals to,
  • re-commending,
  • speaks for,
  • re commend,
  • re commending,
  • pro pose,
  • re commended.
  •whip up (verb)
  • in flamed,
  • setting on,
  • in-flame,
  • in flame,
  • sets on,
  • in flaming,
  • in-flamed,
  • in-flames.
  •wrench (verb)
  • dis locating,
  • dis-lodges,
  • dis locate,
  • dis lodging,
  • dis locates,
  • dis-lodging,
  • dis-locates,
  • dis lodges,
  • dis lodged,
  • dis-torts,
  • dis-locating,
  • dis-lodge,
  • dis tort,
  • dis located,
  • dis-lodged,
  • dis-tort,
  • dis torts,
  • dis-located,
  • dis lodge,
  • dis-locate.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • drag in,
  • pester,
  • drag into,
  • railroad through,
  • trammel,
  • thrust upon,
  • Importune,
  • bludgeon,
  • strong-arm.
  •
  • whip into,
  • hold over,
  • hold to,
  • stampede.
  •
  • bug.
  •bend
  • change mind,
  • molding.
  •bring
  • occasions,
  • prompt,
  • resulting in,
  • contributed to,
  • contribute to,
  • resulted in,
  • result in,
  • engender,
  • persuades.
  •cause
  • gave rise to,
  • evoked,
  • give rise to,
  • be at the bottom of,
  • fire up,
  • sow the seeds,
  • think up,
  • gives rise to,
  • lead to,
  • hatch,
  • leads to,
  • originates,
  • giving rise to,
  • start the ball rolling,
  • thought up,
  • makes up,
  • start ball rolling,
  • sow seeds,
  • leading to,
  • led to,
  • work up,
  • get things rolling,
  • fires up.
  •command
  • prohibit,
  • Enacting,
  • overbear,
  • predominates,
  • governs,
  • exercise power,
  • over-bear,
  • take charge,
  • prevails,
  • ordinate,
  • take lead,
  • mark out,
  • called on,
  • give directions,
  • called upon,
  • take over,
  • taking charge,
  • call upon,
  • presided over,
  • lay down the law,
  • overborne,
  • Wielding,
  • ordinates,
  • have authority,
  • calling on,
  • forced upon,
  • give orders,
  • call the signals,
  • requisitioned,
  • over-ride,
  • force upon,
  • ordinating,
  • send for,
  • reign over,
  • overbears,
  • calls upon,
  • marking out,
  • inhibits,
  • Tyrannized,
  • put foot down,
  • enact,
  • sent for,
  • call on,
  • taking over,
  • hold office,
  • preside over.
  •grip
  • catch up,
  • caught up,
  • spellbind.
  •impose
  • lay down,
  • Saddling,
  • take advantage,
  • move on,
  • taking advantage,
  • saddled,
  • read riot act,
  • move in on,
  • laying down,
  • laid down,
  • infringe.
  •influence
  • Snowed,
  • Snowing,
  • worked upon,
  • influences,
  • impact on,
  • have a part in,
  • be recognized,
  • wrought upon,
  • pull strings,
  • work upon.
  •oblige
  • obliged.
  •require
  • looks for,
  • looked for,
  • look for,
  • looking for,
  • push for,
  • assert oneself.
  •whip up
  • in flames,
  • stirs up,
  • stir up,
  • stirred up,
  • stirring up,
  • set on.

Paraphrases for Compel:

• Equivalence

  • Adjective
    compelling.

• Independent

  • Adjective
    forced.
  • Verb, past tense
    Pushed, required, Grew, Resulted, drove, forced.
  • Verb, 3rd person singular present
    impels, obliges, commits, necessitates, implies, directs, requires, forces.
  • Verb, base form
    coerce, force, forces, impose, imposing, obligate, constrain, enforce, enforced, induce, commit, persuade, coercive, prompt, impel, push, motivate, necessitate, compulsory, encourage, propel, make, urge, bring, hold, dictate, entice, pressure, summon, instruct, bully, lead, demand, prescribe.

• Other Related

  • Verb, base form
    oblige, convince.

Antonyms for Compel:

• v.

  • force to act
    check, delay, deter, dissuade, impede, stop, halt, hinder, leave alone, block, discourage, obstruct.
  • Other antonyms:
    clog, baffle, bar, counteract, frustrate, foil, balk, allow, embarrass, prevail, unfasten, argue, loose, thwart, unbind, permit, persuade, talk, hamper, free, move, unloose, let, satisfy, induce, convince, prevent, encumber, set free, win, oppose, stay, interrupt, resist, untie.

Hypernym for Compel:

• v.

  • social
    coerce, clamor, impose, implement, force, pressure, hale, shame, thrust, walk, constrain, squeeze, apply, enforce, condemn.

Hyponym for Compel:

• v.

  • social
    induce, stimulate, get, have, make, cause.
  • stative
    call for, demand, postulate, require, necessitate, take, need, ask, involve.