2 uses
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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
- And even when I had assured myself I was on the right road, I felt compelled to stop the car a moment to take stock, as it were.1e — Day 1 - Evening (6% in)
- His conclusions were not necessarily those that compelled agreement, sir.4a — Day 4 - Afternoon (24% in)
There are no more uses of "compel" in The Remains of the Day.
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