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| authority |
the right, power, or ability to give orders, make decisions, or demand or compel obedience. [1/5 definitions] |
| bluster |
to compel by blustering; bully. [1/5 definitions] |
| coerce |
to compel or bring about by intimidation or force. [1/2 definitions] |
| compulsive |
able to compel; compelling. [1/3 definitions] |
| constrain |
to cause by physical, moral, or other compulsion; compel; oblige. [1/3 definitions] |
| drive |
to compel or severely pressure (someone) to do something. [1/18 definitions] |
| eject |
to compel to leave one's place, position, or property; dismiss or evict. [1/3 definitions] |
| enforce |
to compel compliance with or obedience to. [1/3 definitions] |
| force |
to use strength or coercion in order to compel. [1/14 definitions] |
| hijack |
to take charge of (an airplane or other vehicle) by force, so as to compel it to go somewhere, to demand ransom, or the like. [1/5 definitions] |
| mesmerize |
to hold the attention or compel the obedience of, as though by hypnotism; fascinate; enthrall. [1/2 definitions] |
| pressure |
to compel (someone) into a course of action by forceful influence or coercion. [1/4 definitions] |
| put the screws on |
to compel (someone) by exerting pressure or force; coerce. |
| shame |
to compel through guilt. [1/8 definitions] |
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