compellere
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compeler — (Del lat. compellere, empujar en bloque.) ► verbo transitivo compendiar Obligar a una persona, mediante la fuerza o la autoridad, a hacer lo que no quiere: ■ el estado le compelió a pagar los impuestos atrasados. IRREG. participio .tb: compulso… … Enciclopedia Universal
COMPESERE — proprie greges est in unum conducere, ad pascendum; quod et compellere dixerunt. Virgil. Ecl. 2. v. 30. Viridique gregem compellere hibisco. Cicero in Pisonem, omni grege compulso etc. Hinc pro regere, temperare et sedare, positum est. Glossae,… … Hofmann J. Lexicon universale
Compel — Com*pel , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Compelled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Compelling}.] [L. compellere, compulsum, to drive together, to compel, urge; com + pellere to drive: cf. OF. compellir. See {Pulse}.] 1. To drive or urge with force, or irresistibly; to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Compellation — Com pel*la tion, n. [L. compellatio, fr. compellare to accost, fr. compellere. See {Compel}.] Style of address or salutation; an appellation. Metaphorical compellations. Milton. [1913 Webster] He useth this endearing compellation, My little… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Compelled — Compel Com*pel , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Compelled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Compelling}.] [L. compellere, compulsum, to drive together, to compel, urge; com + pellere to drive: cf. OF. compellir. See {Pulse}.] 1. To drive or urge with force, or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Compelling — Compel Com*pel , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Compelled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Compelling}.] [L. compellere, compulsum, to drive together, to compel, urge; com + pellere to drive: cf. OF. compellir. See {Pulse}.] 1. To drive or urge with force, or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Compulsative — Com*pul sa*tive, a. [From L. compulsare, v. intens. of compellere. See {Compel}.] Compulsatory. [R.] Shak. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
compel — transitive verb (compelled; compelling) Etymology: Middle English compellen, from Anglo French compeller, from Latin compellere, from com + pellere to drive more at felt Date: 14th century 1. to drive or urge forcefully or irresistibly < hunger … New Collegiate Dictionary
compulsion — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French or Late Latin; Anglo French, from Late Latin compulsion , compulsio, from Latin compellere to compel Date: 15th century 1. a. an act of compelling ; the state of being compelled b. a force that… … New Collegiate Dictionary
Compulsor — In Ancient Roman law enforcement, a compulsor was an officer under the Roman Emperors, dispatched from court into the provinces, to force the payment of taxes, etc., which had not been paid within the time prescribed. The procedure is briefly… … Wikipedia
