compel

/kəm-ˈpel/

Middle English compeller "to coerce, force, constrain," borrowed from Anglo-French compeller, borrowed from Latin compellere "to drive together, force to go, force (to a view, course of action)," from com- com-pellere "to beat against, push, strike, rouse, impel"

verb

  1. to drive or urge forcefully or irresistibly

  2. to cause to do or occur by overwhelming pressure

  3. to drive together

Hunger compelled him to eat.

force compel coerce constrain oblige mean to make someone or something yield. force is the general term and implies the overcoming of resistance by the exertion of strength, power, or duress. compel typically suggests overcoming of resistance or unwillingness by an irresistible force.