compelir

Meaning

1. (Brazil, Portugal, no-first-person-singular-present) to compel
2. (Brazil, Portugal, no-first-person-singular-present) to force, coerce

Concepts

compel

force

oblige

obligate

hale

make

pressure

round up

cause

squeeze

coerce

constrain

enforce

Synonyms

forçar

obrigar

constranger

Translations

contraindre

zwingen

obbligare

obligar

dwingen

obliger

forzare

imposer

تجبر

υποχρεώνω

compel·lir

εξαναγκάζω

اضطر

forcer

أجْبر

Pronounced as (IPA)

/kõ.peˈli(ʁ)/

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin: compello

Cognate with Spanish: compeler

Cognate with English: compel

In summary

Borrowed from Latin compellere. Cognate of Spanish compeler and English compel