iksihir : Binisaya - Cebuano to English Dictionary and Thesaurus.

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Word:

iksihir [ik.si.hir.] :

compel (v.)
[ Etymology: Spanish: exigir: require ]

Derivatives of iksihir

Glosses:

compel
v. (social)	1. compel, obligate, oblige	force somebody to do something.; "We compel all students to fill out this form"
	~ force, thrust	impose urgently, importunately, or inexorably.; "She forced her diet fads on him"
	~ cause, induce, stimulate, make, get, have	cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner.; "The ads induced me to buy a VCR"; "My children finally got me to buy a computer"; "My wife made me buy a new sofa"
	~ walk	make walk.; "He walks the horse up the mountain"; "Walk the dog twice a day"
	~ act, move	perform an action, or work out or perform (an action).; "think before you act"; "We must move quickly"; "The governor should act on the new energy bill"; "The nanny acted quickly by grabbing the toddler and covering him with a wet towel"
	~ coerce, force, hale, pressure, squeeze	to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means :.; "She forced him to take a job in the city"; "He squeezed her for information"
	~ clamor	compel someone to do something by insistent clamoring.; "They clamored the mayor into building a new park"
	~ condemn	compel or force into a particular state or activity.; "His devotion to his sick wife condemned him to a lonely existence"
	~ shame	compel through a sense of shame.; "She shamed him into making amends"
	~ enforce, implement, apply	ensure observance of laws and rules.; "Apply the rules to everyone"
	~ impose, enforce	compel to behave in a certain way.; "Social relations impose courtesy"
v. (stative)	2. compel	necessitate or exact.; "the water shortage compels conservation"
	~ necessitate, need, require, call for, demand, postulate, involve, ask, take	require as useful, just, or proper.; "It takes nerve to do what she did"; "success usually requires hard work"; "This job asks a lot of patience and skill"; "This position demands a lot of personal sacrifice"; "This dinner calls for a spectacular dessert"; "This intervention does not postulate a patient's consent"