c 3 o 1 m 3 p 3 e 1 l 1
6 letters · 12 points in Scrabble
Meaning
verb force somebody to do something
verb necessitate or exact
originFrom Middle English compellen, borrowed from Middle French compellir, from Latin compellere, itself from com- (“together”) + pellere (“to drive”). Displaced native Old English nīedan.
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