Compel vs. Forced
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Difference Between Compel and Forced
Compelverb
To drive together, round up en
Forcedverb
simple past tense and past participle of force
Compelverb
(transitive) To overpower; to subdue.
Forcedadjective
Obtained forcefully, not naturally.
Her forced smile was harder and harder to keep as her critical father kept on complaining about her.Compelverb
(transitive) To force, constrain or coerce.
Logic compels the wise, while fools feel compelled by emotions.Forcedadjective
Opened or accessed using force.
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Compelverb
(transitive) To exact, extort, (make) produce by force.
Forcedadjective
produced by or subjected to forcing;
forced-air heatingfurnaces of the forced-convection typeforced convection in plasma generatorsCompelverb
(obsolete) To force to yield; to overpower; to subjugate.
Forcedadjective
forced or compelled;
promised to abolish forced laborCompelverb
(obsolete) To gather or unite in a crowd or company.
Forcedadjective
made necessary by an unexpected situation or emergency;
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Compelverb
(obsolete) To call forth; to summon.
Forcedadjective
lacking spontaneity; not natural;
a constrained smileforced heartinessa strained smileCompelverb
force or compel somebody to do something;
We compel all students to fill out this formCompelverb
make someone do something
