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compelling

Verb

∙ present participle of compel

Adjective

∙ Requiring urgent attention.
∙ Forceful.

compel

Verb

∙ To drive together, round up transitive, archaic, literally
∙ To overpower; to subdue. transitive
∙ To force, constrain or coerce. transitive
∙ To exact, extort, (make) produce by force. transitive
∙ To force to yield; to overpower; to subjugate. obsolete
∙ To gather or unite in a crowd or company. obsolete
∙ To call forth; to summon. obsolete

BABYLON ENGLISH
compelling adj.
convincing, persuasive; binding, constraining; urgent, pressing
compel v.
force, coerce, influence

WORDNET 2.0
compelling
Adjective
1. driving or forcing; "compelling ambition"
(similar) powerful
2. tending to persuade by forcefulness of argument; "new and compelling evidence"
(similar) persuasive
compel
Verb
1. force or compel somebody to do something; "We compel all students to fill out this form"
(synonym) oblige, obligate
(hypernym) induce, stimulate, cause, have, get, make
(hyponym) force, thrust
(cause) act, move
(derivation) compulsion, coercion
2. make someone do something
(synonym) command, require
(hypernym) order, tell, enjoin, say
(hyponym) charge, saddle, burden

ENGLISH WIKIPEDIA - THE FREE ENCYCLOPEDIA
Compulsion
Compulsion may refer to:
Compulsive behavior, a psychological condition in which a person does a behavior compulsively, having an overwhelming feeling that they must do so.Obsessive–compulsive disorder, a mental disorder characterized by intrusive thoughts that produce anxiety and by repetitive behaviors aimed at reducing that anxiety
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WIKTIONARY - Yabla

compelling

Verb

∙ present participle of compel

Adjective

∙ Requiring urgent attention.
∙ Forceful.

compel

Verb

∙ To drive together, round up transitive, archaic, literally
∙ To overpower; to subdue. transitive
∙ To force, constrain or coerce. transitive
∙ To exact, extort, (make) produce by force. transitive
∙ To force to yield; to overpower; to subjugate. obsolete
∙ To gather or unite in a crowd or company. obsolete
∙ To call forth; to summon. obsolete

BABYLON ENGLISH
compelling adj.
convincing, persuasive; binding, constraining; urgent, pressing
compel v.
force, coerce, influence

WORDNET 2.0
compelling
Adjective
1. driving or forcing; "compelling ambition"
(similar) powerful
2. tending to persuade by forcefulness of argument; "new and compelling evidence"
(similar) persuasive
compel
Verb
1. force or compel somebody to do something; "We compel all students to fill out this form"
(synonym) oblige, obligate
(hypernym) induce, stimulate, cause, have, get, make
(hyponym) force, thrust
(cause) act, move
(derivation) compulsion, coercion
2. make someone do something
(synonym) command, require
(hypernym) order, tell, enjoin, say
(hyponym) charge, saddle, burden

ENGLISH WIKIPEDIA - THE FREE ENCYCLOPEDIA
Compulsion
Compulsion may refer to:
Compulsive behavior, a psychological condition in which a person does a behavior compulsively, having an overwhelming feeling that they must do so.Obsessive–compulsive disorder, a mental disorder characterized by intrusive thoughts that produce anxiety and by repetitive behaviors aimed at reducing that anxiety
See more at Wikipedia.org...

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