compel

Từ điển American Heritage Dictionary 4th

com·pel (kəm-pĕlʹ)tr.v. com·pelled, com·pel·ling, com·pels
1. To force, drive, or constrain:
Duty compelled the soldiers to volunteer for the mission.
2. To necessitate or pressure by force; exact:
An energy crisis compels fuel conservation.
See Synonyms at force.
3. To exert a strong, irresistible force on; sway: “The land, in a certain, very real way, compels the minds of the people” (Barry Lopez).  [Middle English compellen, from Latin compellere: com-, com- + pellere, to drive; See pel-⁵ in Indo-European Roots.] com·pelʹla·ble adj.com·pelʹla·bly adv.com·pelʹler n.

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  oblige, obligate