If you want to be respected by others the great thing is to respect yourself. Only by that, only by self-respect will you compel others to respect you.
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Compel
/kəmˈpɛl/
Synonyms for "compel" (193 found)
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Closest matches (39)
Strong matches (58)
Related words (96)
impelimposeinciteinfatuateinsist uponintimidatekeep downkeep underlord it overmakemotivatemovemove to actionnecessitatenot let goobligeobsessoppressoveraweoverbear
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overmasteroverridepossesspowerpreoccupypress heavy onpressurepromotepropelprovokepushput in motionrailroadrepressrestrainride override roughshod overscrewset agoingset goingset in motionshotgunsparkstimulatesubjugatesuppressterrorizethrusttietrample downtrample upontread downtread upontyrannizetyrannize overunmanuse force uponwalk all overwalk overweigh heavy onwhip onwrench
Verb(15 words)
Noun(16 words)
levyingmandatingmore forcedmustobligation to helpobligation to learnpeer forcedphysical forcingportuguese forçapressuringspanish fuerzastudent force readingsubject someone tosubpoenataskmastersuse force
Adjective(2 words)
mandated textobligated
Preposition(1 words)
with force
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6 entriesCollocations
6 entriescompel a responsecompel actioncompel attentioncompel beliefcompel compliancecompel obedience
Inflections
3 entriesDerivations
4 entriesTranslations
9 translations across 8 languages.
Armenian
1 entries- ենթարկել verb (overpower)
Bulgarian
1 entries- подчиня́вам verb (overpower)
Czech
2 entries- podrobit verb (overpower)
- podrobovat verb (overpower)
Dutch
1 entries- bedwingen verb (overpower)
Finnish
1 entries- alistaa verb (overpower)
Galician
1 entries- domear verb (overpower)
German
1 entries- zwingen verb (overpower)
Russian
1 entries- подчиня́ть verb (overpower)
Sample sentences
25 total sentences available.
Hunger is a very powerful human instinct which can compel us to extremes of behaviour.
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I compel you to adhere to our master's teachings.
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O Muse, assist me and inspire my song, / the various causes and the crimes relate, / for what affronted majesty, what wrong / to injured Godhead, what offence so great / Heaven's Queen resenting, with remorseless hate, / could one renowned for piety compel / to brave such troubles, and endure the weight / of toils so many and so huge. O tell / how can in heavenly minds such fierce resentment dwell?
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