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compelled
[ kuhm-peld ]
adjective
- secured or brought about by force:
Statements made in a compelled interview may not be used in a criminal proceeding.
- forced or driven to a particular course of action, often by an irresistible internal urge:
I haven't felt so compelled to learn as much as I can about something since my fascination with Slavic folk music!
verb
- the simple past tense and past participle of compel ( def ).
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- ³Ü²Ô·³¦´Ç³¾Â·±è±ð±ô±ô±ð»å adjective
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of compelled1
Example Sentences
Frayne's health troubles compelled him to take a two-year break from his career.
But now that he's in foreign custody, officials claim, they cannot be compelled to do anything to bring him back.
When Laurie feels compelled to say her piece, I think Jaclyn defends herself and attacks right back and we see the claws come out.
When the camps popped up a few miles from his home, he felt compelled to help.
But officials have argued they are not compelled to do so under state public records laws.
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