Compel — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

force somebody to do something

necessitate or exact

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kjˌuːbɪtˈeɪliə/

🇬🇧British English

/dɪsˈɛnʃəs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dɪsˈɛnʃəs/

2 syllables Say it as /kjˌuːbɪtˈeɪliə/.

Examples

We compel all students to fill out this form
the water shortage compels conservation

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

oblige obligate

Parts of Speech

verb	force somebody to do something “We compel all students to fill out this form”
verb	necessitate or exact “the water shortage compels conservation”

Word Forms

compulsion	noun	using force to cause something to occur
obligation	noun	the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force; ; - John D.Rockefeller Jr

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

zwingen

jemanden zwingen, etwas zu tun

🇫🇷French

contraindre

forcer quelqu'un à faire quelque chose

🇪🇸Spanish

obligar

obligar a alguien a hacer algo

🇮🇹Italian

costringere

costringere qualcuno a fare qualcosa

🇳🇱Dutch

dwingen

iemand dwingen iets te doen

🇵🇹Portuguese

obrigar

forçar alguém a fazer algo

🇷🇺Russian

принуждать

заставить кого-либо сделать что-то

India

🇮🇳Hindi

मजबूर

किसी को कुछ करने के लिए बाध्य करना

🇧🇩Bengali

বাধ্য করা

কাউকে কিছু করতে বাধ্য করা

🇮🇳Tamil

கட்டாயப்படுத்த

ஏதாவது செய்ய யாரையாவது கட்டாயப்படுத்துங்கள்

🇮🇳Telugu

బలవంతం

ఎవరినైనా ఏదో ఒకటి చేయమని బలవంతం చేయండి

🇮🇳Marathi

सक्ती करणे

एखाद्याला काहीतरी करण्यास भाग पाडणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

ફરજ પાડવી

કોઈને કંઈક કરવા દબાણ કરો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಒತ್ತಾಯ

ಏನನ್ನಾದರೂ ಮಾಡಲು ಯಾರನ್ನಾದರೂ ಒತ್ತಾಯಿಸಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

നിർബന്ധിക്കുക

എന്തെങ്കിലും ചെയ്യാൻ ആരെയെങ്കിലും നിർബന്ധിക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਮਜਬੂਰ

ਕਿਸੇ ਨੂੰ ਕੁਝ ਕਰਨ ਲਈ ਮਜਬੂਰ ਕਰੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

مجبور

کسی کو کچھ کرنے پر مجبور کریں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

迫使

强迫某人做某事

🇯🇵Japanese

強制する

誰かに何かを強制する

🇰🇷Korean

강요하다

누군가에게 뭔가를 하도록 강요하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

ép buộc

buộc ai đó làm gì đó

🇹🇭Thai

บังคับ

บังคับให้ใครบางคนทำบางสิ่งบางอย่าง

🇮🇩Indonesian

memaksa

memaksa seseorang untuk melakukan sesuatu

🇵🇭Filipino

pilitin

pilitin ang isang tao na gawin ang isang bagay

🇲🇾Malay

memaksa

memaksa seseorang untuk melakukan sesuatu

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

إجبار

إجبار شخص ما على القيام بشيء ما

🇮🇷Persian

مجبور کردن

کسی را مجبور به انجام کاری

🇹🇷Turkish

zorlamak

birini bir şey yapmaya zorlamak

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְהַכרִיחַ

להכריח מישהו לעשות משהו

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