compel (v)

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type v
lex_filenum 42
def necessitate or exact
examples the water shortage compels conservation
Frame - 11 Something ----s something
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Hypernym necessitate, ask, postulate, need, require, take, involve, call for, demand
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Hyponym necessitate, ask, postulate, need, require, take, involve, call for, demand

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