🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

强迫

Pronunciation / Transliteration: qiǎngpò

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Compel/kəmˈpɛl/
verbCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
Full Thesaurus
🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"没有任何人可以强迫你做不喜欢的事。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As verb
  1. 1

    To force or oblige someone to do something.

    "Illness compelled her to stay in bed for the entire week."
  2. 2

    To bring about something forcibly or by exerting strong influence.

    "His compelling arguments compelled universal agreement from the board."

Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum

Synonyms (3)
Antonyms & Contrasting Words (1)

Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'compel' originates from the Latin 'compellere', meaning 'to drive together' or 'to force'. It evolved through Old French 'compeiller' before entering Middle English, where it retained the meaning of forcing someone to act.

Quick Vocabulary Retention Check

Which of the following is the closest synonym for "Compel"?

Thesaurus & Synonyms Graph

Explore Nuanced Synonyms for "Compel"

Discover exact matches, context-specific alternatives, and antonyms with intensity ratings in the VocabDictionary Thesaurus.

View "Compel" Synonym Map