COMPEL - Translation from English into Polish

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compel <-ll-> [kəmˈpel] VB trans form

1. compel (force):

to compel sb to do sth: zmuszać [perf zmusić] kogoś do zrobienia czegoś

2. compel (oblige):

to feel compelled to do sth: czuć się w obowiązku coś zrobić

3. compel (get by force):

compel: wymuszać [perf wymusić]

4. compel (inspire):

compel: wzbudzać [perf wzbudzić]

compel attention: przykuwać [perf przykuć]

Present
I	compel
you	compel
he/she/it	compels
we	compel
you	compel
they	compel

Past
I	compelled
you	compelled
he/she/it	compelled
we	compelled
you	compelled
they	compelled

Present Perfect
I	have	compelled
you	have	compelled
he/she/it	has	compelled
we	have	compelled
you	have	compelled
they	have	compelled

Past Perfect
I	had	compelled
you	had	compelled
he/she/it	had	compelled
we	had	compelled
you	had	compelled
they	had	compelled

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Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to compel sb to do sth: zmuszać [perf zmusić] kogoś do zrobienia czegoś

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

A court may also make mandatory orders or injunctions to compel the authority to do its duty or to stop it from acting illegally.

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This crisis resulted in poverty and high unemployment rates compelling many families to immigrate.

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Human magicians use spells to compel these spirits to perform feats of power.

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He felt that it was the artist's responsibility to create something that did not express human emotions but rather the external forces that compel people.

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We are also of opinion, that his master may legally compel him to return again to the plantations.

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