LekhoriLekhoriTo drive together, round up.
The shepherds compelled the stray sheep into the fold as night began to fall.
To overpower; to subdue.
She had one of those perfect faces, which irresistibly compel the soul of a man.
To force, constrain, or coerce.
Logic compels the wise, while fools feel compelled by emotions.
From Middle English compellen, borrowed from Middle French compellir, from Latin compellere, itself from com- (“together”) + pellere (“to drive”). Displaced native Old English nīedan.
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