All 3 Uses of
compel
in
Ethan Frome
- Denis's commercial instinct compelled him to aver on oath that what Eady's store could not produce would never be found at the widow Homan's; but Ethan, heedless of this boast, had already climbed to the sledge and was driving on to the rival establishment.†
Chpt 6
- Mattie was her relation, not his: there were no means by which he could compel her to keep the girl under her roof.†
Chpt 7 *
- His manhood was humbled by the part he was compelled to play and by the thought of what Mattie must think of him.†
Chpt 8
Definition:
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(compel) to force someone to do something
or more rarely:
to convince someone to do something