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Force :: Force (n.) To compel, as by strength of evidence; as, to force conviction on the mind..

Picket :: Picket (v. t.) To torture by compelling to stand with one foot on a pointed stake.

Subjugation :: Subjugate (v. t.) To subdue, and bring under the yoke of power or dominion; to conquer by force, and compel to submit to the government or absolute control of another; to vanquish..

Compelling :: Compelling (p. pr. & vb. n) of Compe.

Bound :: Bound (p. p. & a.) Constrained or compelled; destined; certain; -- followed by the infinitive; as, he is bound to succeed; he is bound to fail..

Compulsive :: Compulsive (a.) Having power to compel; exercising or applying compulsion.

Tumbler :: Tumbler (n.) A drinking glass, without a foot or stem; -- so called because originally it had a pointed or convex base, and could not be set down with any liquor in it, thus compelling the drinker to finish his measure..

Cogent :: Cogent (p. a.) Compelling, in a physical sense; powerful..

Penitentiary :: Penitentiary (n.) A house of correction, in which offenders are confined for punishment, discipline, and reformation, and in which they are generally compelled to labor..

Quarantine :: Quarantine (v. t.) To compel to remain at a distance, or in a given place, without intercourse, when suspected of having contagious disease; to put under, or in, quarantine..

Rustication :: Rustication (n.) The act of rusticating, or the state of being rusticated; specifically, the punishment of a student for some offense, by compelling him to leave the institution for a time..

Compellation :: Compellation (n.) Style of address or salutation; an appellation.

Press :: Press (v.) To exercise very powerful or irresistible influence upon or over; to constrain; to force; to compel.

Banish :: Banish (v. t.) To drive away; to compel to depart; to dispel.

Necessitate :: Necessitate (v. t.) To reduce to the necessity of; to force; to compel.

Compel :: Compel (v. t.) To drive or urge with force, or irresistibly; to force; to constrain; to oblige; to necessitate, either by physical or moral force..

Compeller :: Compeller (n.) One who compels or constrains.

Driver :: Driver (n.) One who, or that which, drives; the person or thing that urges or compels anything else to move onward..

Besiege :: Besiege (v. t.) To beset or surround with armed forces, for the purpose of compelling to surrender; to lay siege to; to beleaguer; to beset..

Compulsatory :: Compulsatory (a.) Operating with force; compelling; forcing; constraining; resulting from, or enforced by, compulsion..

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