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Definition of Compelled
1. compel [v] - See also: compel
Lexicographical Neighbors of Compelled
Literary usage of Compelled
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Confessions of S. Augustine: Book I-X. by Augustine (1886)
"He was compelled to labour at his studies ; and confesses in this that God is good.
IN boyhood itself, however (so much less dreaded for me than youth), ..."
2. The History of the Peloponnesian War by Thucydides, Henry Dale, Thomas Arnold (1873)
"... пи the ground of his friendship for himself nnd tho Athenians, that so ho
might bo the moro compelled to join tho sido of Athens. ..."
3. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1904)
"If ' the people can not be compelled to adopt a nomenclature that is thrust upon
them as a substitute for that to which they have always been accustomed ..."
4. Chronological History of the West Indies by Thomas Southey (1827)
"Rochambeau now attempted to gain the fort by assault; but from this also he was
compelled to desist with dishonour and loss. In the night, Dessalines made a ..."
5. Notes and Queries by Martim de Albuquerque (1858)
"It compelled him, as no legacy to Mrs. Brett's child would probably appear in
the will, to represent that his existence was artfully concealed from Lord ..."
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