compel

Who acts: someone, drinking, none, king, officers, man · What happens: force, do, compel, cause, accord, appoint · To what, where: someone, something, strong pressure, strong feeling, attention, law · Speech: someone speaks here

«compel» in the Judaism dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 8 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: compel in the Judaism dictionary.

Meaning 1

Usage: formal — kept apart, not parsed.

To force someone to do something, by law, rules or strong pressure (be compelled to).

The tree, 15 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 force	mark
2	force	force	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	someone	someone	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	2 force	obj
4	to	to	PART	_	5 do	mark
5	do	do	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 force	xcomp
6	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	5 do	obj
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	9 law	punct
8	by	by	ADP	_	9 law	case
9	law	law	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 something	nmod
10	,	,	PUNCT	_	11 rules	punct
11	rules	rule	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 something	conj
12	or	or	CCONJ	_	14 pressure	cc
13	strong	strong	ADJ	Degree=Pos	14 pressure	amod
14	pressure	pressure	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 rules	conj
15	(	(	PUNCT	_	17 compelled	punct
16	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	17 compelled	aux:pass
17	compelled	compel	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	14 pressure	acl
18	to	to	ADP	_	17 compelled	obl
19	)	)	PUNCT	_	17 compelled	punct
20	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 force	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	force	to-infinitive		someone		vn urge-58.1-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent someone=Recipient clause=Topic
2	do	to-infinitive	someone not said here	something	by law	vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Eventuality
3	compel	infinitive · passive		strong pressure not said here		vn compel-59.1-1 «NP V NP»

One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

Meaning 2

To cause a strong feeling or reaction (compel attention).

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 cause	mark
2	cause	cause	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 feeling	det
4	strong	strong	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 feeling	amod
5	feeling	feeling	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 cause	obj
6	or	or	CCONJ	_	7 reaction	cc
7	reaction	reaction	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 feeling	conj
8	(	(	PUNCT	_	9 compel	punct
9	compel	compel	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	2 cause	parataxis
10	attention	attention	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 compel	obj
11	)	)	PUNCT	_	9 compel	punct
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 cause	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	cause	to-infinitive		a strong feeling or reaction					vn engender-27.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Precondition feeling=Patient
2	compel	infinitive		attention					vn compel-59.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent attention=Patient

Example 1

And the drinking was according to the law; none did compel; for so the king had appointed to all the officers of his house, that they should do according to every man's pleasure. (Writings EST.1.8, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: And the drinking was according to the law; none did compel; for so the king had appointed to all the officers of his house, that they should do according to every man's pleasure.

The tree, 34 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	And	and	CCONJ	_	5 according	cc
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 drinking	det
3	drinking	drinking	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 according	nsubj
4	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	5 according	aux
5	according	accord	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	12 compel	advcl
6	to	to	ADP	_	8 law	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 law	det
8	law	law	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 according	obl
9	;	;	PUNCT	_	12 compel	punct
10	none	none	PRON	PronType=Neg	12 compel	nsubj
11	did	do	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	12 compel	aux
12	compel	compel	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
13	;	;	PUNCT	_	19 appointed	punct
14	for	for	SCONJ	_	19 appointed	mark
15	so	so	ADV	_	19 appointed	advmod
16	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	17 king	det
17	king	king	NOUN	Number=Sing	19 appointed	nsubj
18	had	have	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	19 appointed	aux
19	appointed	appoint	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part	12 compel	parataxis
20	to	to	ADP	_	23 officers	case
21	all	all	DET	PronType=Tot	23 officers	det:predet
22	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	23 officers	det
23	officers	officer	NOUN	Number=Plur	19 appointed	obl
24	of	of	ADP	_	26 house	case
25	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	26 house	nmod:poss
26	house	house	NOUN	Number=Sing	23 officers	nmod
27	,	,	PUNCT	_	31 do	punct
28	that	that	SCONJ	_	31 do	mark
29	they	they	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	31 do	nsubj
30	should	should	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	31 do	aux
31	do	do	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	19 appointed	parataxis
32	according	accord	VERB	ExtPos=ADP Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	37 pleasure	case
33	to	to	ADP	_	32 according	fixed
34	every	every	DET	PronType=Tot	35 man	det
35	man	man	NOUN	Number=Sing	37 pleasure	nmod:poss
36	's	's	PART	_	35 man	case
37	pleasure	pleasure	NOUN	Number=Sing	31 do	obl
38	.	.	PUNCT	_	12 compel	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	other	roles by
1	accord	past · progressive	the drinking	to the law goal	vn future_having-13.3 «NP V NP PP.goal»: agent=Agent to law=Goal
2	compel	past · do-support	none		vn compel-59.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
3	appoint	past · perfect	the king	to all officers of king's house	vn appoint-29.1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Agent to officer=Attribute
4	do	should	officers = officer	accord every man's pleasure	vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
5	accord	gerund			vn future_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent
6	please		every man		nom pleasure «feeling transitive»: poss=agent

Sentence 2: (Writings EST.1.8, JPS 1917)

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	2 Writings	punct
2	Writings	writing	NOUN	Number=Plur	root	root
3	EST.1.8	EST.1.8	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 Writings	appos
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 JPS	punct
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 EST.1.8	flat
6	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	3 EST.1.8	flat
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 Writings	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Example 2

The law compels drivers to wear seatbelts.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 law	det
2	law	law	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 compels	nsubj
3	compels	compel	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	drivers	driver	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 compels	obj
5	to	to	PART	_	6 wear	mark
6	wear	wear	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 compels	xcomp
7	seatbelts	seatbelt	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 wear	obj
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 compels	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	compel	present	the law	drivers					vn compel-59.1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Agent driver=Patient clause=Result
2	wear	to-infinitive	the law not said here	seatbelts					vn wipe_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.source»: agent=Agent seatbelt=Source

Example 3

Rain compelled us to cancel the picnic.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Rain	rain	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 compelled	nsubj
2	compelled	compel	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	us	we	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	2 compelled	obj
4	to	to	PART	_	5 cancel	mark
5	cancel	cancel	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 compelled	advcl
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 picnic	det
7	picnic	picnic	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 cancel	obj
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 compelled	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	compel	past	Rain	us					vn compel-59.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent we=Patient
2	cancel	to-infinitive	Rain not said here	the picnic					tree rules

Example 4

He felt compelled to tell the truth.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	He	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	2 felt	nsubj
2	felt	feel	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	compelled	compel	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	2 felt	xcomp
4	to	to	PART	_	5 tell	mark
5	tell	tell	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 compelled	xcomp
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 truth	det
7	truth	truth	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 tell	obj
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 felt	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	roles by
1	feel	past	He		vn conjecture-29.5-2 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme
2	compel	participle	He not said here		vn compel-59.1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Result
3	tell speech: assert	to-infinitive	He not said here	the truth	vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent truth=Recipient

Example 5

No one can compel you to say something untrue.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	No	no	DET	PronType=Neg	2 one	det
2	one	one	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 compel	nsubj
3	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	4 compel	aux
4	compel	compel	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
5	you	you	PRON	Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs	4 compel	obj
6	to	to	PART	_	7 say	mark
7	say	say	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	4 compel	advcl
8	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	7 say	obj
9	untrue	untrue	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 something	amod
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 compel	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	compel	can	no one	you					vn compel-59.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent you=Patient
2	say speech: assert	to-infinitive	no one not said here	something					vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent something=Topic

Example 6

The storm compelled the ship to return.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 storm	det
2	storm	storm	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 compelled	nsubj
3	compelled	compel	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 ship	det
5	ship	ship	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 compelled	obj
6	to	to	PART	_	7 return	mark
7	return	return	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	5 ship	acl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 compelled	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	compel	past	the storm	the ship					vn compel-59.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent ship=Patient
2	return	to-infinitive	the storm not said here	the ship not said here					vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Example 7

It was a compelling book I couldn't put down.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	It	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	5 book	nsubj
2	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	5 book	cop
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 book	det
4	compelling	compelling	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 book	amod
5	book	book	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	I	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	9 put	nsubj
7	could	could	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	9 put	aux
8	n't	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	9 put	advmod
9	put	put	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	5 book	acl:relcl
10	down	down	ADP	_	9 put	compound:prt
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 book	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	past	It	a compelling book					tree rules
2	not put down	could	I	a compelling book not said here					vn invest-13.5.4-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent book=Goal

Example 8

But it was no use; something stronger than himself compelled him to keep them there.

The tree, 15 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	But	but	CCONJ	_	5 use	cc
2	it	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	5 use	nsubj
3	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	5 use	cop
4	no	no	DET	PronType=Neg	5 use	det
5	use	use	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	;	;	PUNCT	_	8 stronger	punct
7	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	8 stronger	obl:unmarked
8	stronger	strong	ADJ	Degree=Cmp	5 use	parataxis
9	than	than	SCONJ	_	11 compelled	mark
10	himself	himself	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs Reflex=Yes	11 compelled	nsubj
11	compelled	compel	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	8 stronger	advcl
12	him	he	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	11 compelled	obj
13	to	to	PART	_	14 keep	mark
14	keep	keep	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	11 compelled	advcl
15	them	they	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	14 keep	obj
16	there	there	ADV	PronType=Dem	14 keep	advmod
17	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 use	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	roles by
1	is a	past	it	no use		tree rules
2	compel	past	himself = he	him = he		vn compel-59.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Patient
3	keep	to-infinitive	himself = he not said here	them = they	there	vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Theme

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