compel
verb (used with object)
to force or drive, especially to a course of action.
compeller
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a word derived from
compel.
Example Sentences
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There is a reason so many Americans choose to develop their net worth through homeownership: It is a proven wealth builder and savings compeller.
From New York Times ● May 9, 2017
This Love which she had made in his likeness, the tyrant and compeller of the world, was to her as the angel which brings perfect dreams and lets the tired sleeper visit heaven.
From Wisdom, Wit, and Pathos of Ouida Selected from the Works of Ouida by Ouida
The old master, Love, the compeller of so many heroisms and so many crimes, from Eve and Helen to Manon Lescaut, had grasped him with his wizard power.
From The False Chevalier or, The Lifeguard of Marie Antoinette by W. D. (William Douw) Lighthall
He had an official called an 'Ordner,' whose help he could invoke in desperate cases, but apparently the Ordner is only a persuader, not a compeller.
From The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg and Other Stories by Mark Twain
But for all his incalculable indebtednesses, Wagner is the great initiator, the compeller of the modern period.
From Musical Portraits Interpretations of Twenty Modern Composers by Paul Rosenfeld
