All 3 Uses of
compel
in
BoneMan's Daughters
- Logic, though useful, couldn't compel any more authority.†
Chpt 12 *compel = force; or (more rarely) convince
- Hearing herself say it all, Bethany felt even more compelled to leave this city and make a new start, this time with people who valued her beyond their obligations.†
Chpt 16compelled = forced; or (more rarely) convinced
- So when Alvin screamed swing, she felt both horrified and compelled to swing the hammer with all of her might.†
Chpt 36
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.