All 3 Uses
compel
in
Dune
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- She said a ruler must learn to persuade and not to compel.†
Book 1 *compel = force; or (more rarely) convince
- The other whirling mote swept near, and Jessica compelled herself to touch it.†
Book 2compelled = forced; or (more rarely) convinced
- "Time compels me," the Reverend Mother said within the awareness.†
Book 2compels = forces; or (more rarely) convinces
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)