Both Uses
compel
in
The Hunt for Red October
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- There was an investigative side to Skip Tyler's character, and once he was onto something, his psyche compelled him to run it down.†
Chpt 8. *compelled = forced; or (more rarely) convinced
- Our courts have ruled on this many times, and under our law no man or woman may be compelled to do something against his will without due process.†
Chpt 16.
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)