All 7 Uses of
compel
in
White: The Great Pursuit
- If it weren't for Thomas, she would never bathe in a stream, but she felt compelled to present herself in a manner that wasn't offensive to the albinos.†
Chpt 28compelled = forced; or (more rarely) convinced
- Love will compel the strongest woman, Jamous said with a wink at Mikil.†
Chpt 30compel = force; or (more rarely) convince
- I doubt love compels the daughter of Qurong.†
Chpt 30 *compels = forces; or (more rarely) convinces
- He wasn't sure of the latter, but he felt compelled to say it.†
Chpt 32compelled = forced; or (more rarely) convinced
- He suddenly felt compelled to get her off her horse.†
Chpt 32
- He suspects that Chelise will be compelled by my captivity as much as the Circle is.†
Chpt 34
- Thomas felt compelled to lower his head.†
Chpt 45
Definition:
to force someone to do something
or more rarely:
to convince someone to do something
or more rarely:
to convince someone to do something
Most typically, compel describes an external influence forcing someone to do something, but it can also describe being driven by an internal desire.