compelleth

Verb

compel (third-person singular simple present compels, present participle compelling, simple past and past participle compelled)

1. (archaic, literally, transitive) To drive together, round up.
   • The shepherds compelled the stray sheep into the fold as night began to fall.
2. (transitive) To overpower; to subdue.
   • She had one of those perfect faces, which irresistibly compel the soul of a man.1917, Upton Sinclair, chapter 16, in King Coal
3. (transitive) To force, constrain, or coerce.
   • Logic compels the wise, while fools feel compelled by emotions.
4. (transitive) To forcefully or powerfully motivate (a course of action).
   • As the novel progresses, it picks up a propulsive energy, the kind that compels you to keep reading straight through to the end.November 1, 2022, J. Courtney Sullivan, “In Northern Ireland During the Troubles, a Secret Romance”, in The New York Times

   Synonyms:

   necessitate

5. (transitive) To have a strong, irresistible force (on someone or something).
6. (transitive) To exact, extort, (make) produce by force.
   • Commissions, which compel from each / The sixth part of his substance.1613 (date written), William Shakespeare, [John Fletcher], “The Famous History of the Life of King Henry the Eight”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio)...

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