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com·pelled
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Compelled
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compelled
prompted to or that one has to
As class president, he felt compelled to tape a note about students' concerns on the teacher’s desk. Due to his conscience, he felt compelled to tell the truth.
Etymology: Source from en.wiktionary.org "From Middle English compellen, borrowed from Middle French compellir, from Latin compellere, itself from com- (“together”) + pellere (“to drive”)." Source: lexico.com (Oxford Languages)
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of compelled in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of compelled in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
Examples of compelled in a Sentence
This fundamentally goes against our faith, so our church community is compelled to act, despite the possibility of individual penalty against us.
There is a word that is so old fashioned -- I feel compelled to dust it off just to use it in this sentence -- RECIPROCITY -- the “soul-coal” that stoked many barn raisings, harvests and roundups.
Who would venture upon the journey of life, if compelled to begin it at the end?
For many Americans, a lot changed when Donald Trump got into office. And that is what has compelled me to think about running.
I just felt compelled to help Joe out given his circumstances.
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