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- pronunciation:
- k
 m
pel
- features:
- Word Parts
| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
compels, compelling, compelled |
| definition: |
to force or drive to do something.
His violent actions compelled the teacher to call the police.- synonyms:
- force, pressure, push, urge
- similar words:
- drive, hustle, make, press, shove
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| related words: |
activate, exact, mandate, oblige, push, require, rout |
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| derivations: |
compellable (adj.), compellably (adv.), compeller (n.) |
The word compel
contains the following parts:
com-
Latin
prefix
that means with, together
  More about this word part:
The prefix com-
attaches to Latin bases beginning with m, p, or b. It has multiple forms, as the 'm' sound in com-
assimilates to the initial sound of the base to which it is attached. See the assimilated forms col-, con-, cor-, and co-. Note: com-
is frequently an intensive prefix, as in " commemorate
" and " command
."
Example words:
accomplish, combat, combine, commerce, commercial, commission, commissioner, commit, comparison, complex, comprehend, incomprehensible, command, commemorate, commute, compare, compel, complacent, complete, complement, complicate, compliment, compose, component, compound1, compulsory, computer, compute
- synonyms:
- syn-
pel, puls
Latin
root
that means drive, push
Example words:
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