All 3 Uses
compel
in
Lord of the Flies
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- Something he had not known was there rose in him and compelled him to make the point, loudly and again.†
p. 37.1 *compelled = forced; or (more rarely) convinced
- I'll creep up and stab—" The mask compelled them.†
p. 64.3
- Honesty compelled him to go on.†
p. 167.9
Definitions:
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(1)
(compel) to force someone to do something
or more rarely:
to convince someone to do somethingMost typically, compel describes an external influence forcing someone to do something, but it can also describe being driven by an internal desire. - (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)