- compel
[compel 词源字典]
- compel: see pulse
[compel etymology, compel origin, 英语词源] - compel (v.)
- mid-14c., from Old French compellir, from Latin compellere "to drive together, drive to one place" (of cattle), "to force or compel" (of persons), from com- "together" (see com-) + pellere "to drive" (see pulse (n.1)). Related: Compelled; compelling.