compelled

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compelled

/kəmˈpɛld/

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adjective more compelled · most compelled

Driven; forced. I do believe state policymakers are very compelled to address those early years.

verb

participle, past simple past and past participle of compel

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Closest in meaning: bound, constrained, obligate, obligated, brought, caused, coerced, committed, driven, drove, duty, enforced, forced, held, impelled, imposed

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@misc{compelled_2026,
  title = {compelled},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/compelled},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}