compel
com|pel /kəmp'el/ (compels compelling compelled)
1 [VERB] V n to-inf, V n to-inf
If a situation, a rule, or a person compels you to do something, they force you to do it.
...the introduction of legislation to compel cyclists to wear a helmet...
Local housing authorities have been compelled by the housing crisis to make offers of sub-standard accommodation.
2 [PHRASE] V inflects, PHR to-inf
If you feel compelled to do something, you feel that you must do it, because it is the right thing to do.
I felt morally compelled to help.
1 [VERB] V n to-inf, V n to-inf
If a situation, a rule, or a person compels you to do something, they force you to do it.
...the introduction of legislation to compel cyclists to wear a helmet...
Local housing authorities have been compelled by the housing crisis to make offers of sub-standard accommodation.
2 [PHRASE] V inflects, PHR to-inf
If you feel compelled to do something, you feel that you must do it, because it is the right thing to do.
I felt morally compelled to help.