compel
verb (used with object)
to force or drive, especially to a course of action.
am compelling
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present progressiveof compel (1st person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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I have two assistants—Suarez, whose aid I am compelling, and Joey, who is quite eager.
From The Captain of the Kansas by Louis Tracy
