Both Uses of
compel
in
Avant-garde and Kitsch
- It has been capitalized at a tremendous investment which must show commensurate returns; it is compelled to extend as well as to keep its markets.†
*compelled = forced; or (more rarely) convinced
- What the acceptance of the isolation of the Russian Revolution forces Stalin to do, Hitler is compelled to do by his acceptance of the contradictions of capitalism and his efforts to freeze them.†
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.