I.to drive together to a place, to collect, assemble (opp. expello, Cic. Pis. 7, 16; “to dispellere,” Plaut. As. 3, 3, 149; “and to aspellere,” id. Trin. 3, 2, 46; class.).
I. Lit. of herds, flocks: “tum compellendum (agnos) in gregem ovium,” Varr. R. R. 2, 2, 18: “armentum in speluncam,” Liv. 1, 7, 5; cf.: “pecoris vim ingentem in saltum avium,” id. 9, 31, 7: “greges in unum,” Verg. E. 7, 2: “pecus totius provinciae,” Cic. Pis. 36, 87: haedorum gregem hibisco (poet. for ad hibiscum), Verg. E. 2, 30.—Also of other objects: “primordia,” Lucr. 2, 564: “homines unum in locum,” Cic. Inv. 1, 2, 2: “naves (hostium) in portum,” Caes. B. C. 1, 58 fin.: “hostes intra oppida murosque,” id. B. G. 7, 65; so of the driving or forcing of enemies in a body; cf.: “adversarios intra moenia,” Nep. Ages. 5, 3: “hostem fugatum in naves,” Liv. 10, 2, 2: “Dardanos in urbem,” id. 41, 19, 9; Suet. Vit. 15: “oppidanos intra munimenta,” Curt. 8, 11, 1: “hostes in fugam,” Just. 4, 4.—Hence fig.: “bellum Medulliam,” to turn the war thither, Liv. 1, 33, 4: “is (hostes) eo compulit ut locorum angustiis clausi, etc.,” drove them into so close corners, Nep. Ham. 2, 4: “Pompeium domum suam,” Cic. Pis. 7, 16: “ad monumentorum deversoria plebe compulsā,” Suet. Ner. 38: quam (imaginem) virga semel horrida... Nigro compulerit gregi, * Hor. C. 1, 24, 18: “ossa in suas sedes,” Cels. 6, 7 fin. —
II. Trop.
A. To bring or press together: “amores nostros dispulsos,” Plaut. As. 3, 3, 149: “cur eam tantas in angustias et in Stoicorum dumeta compellimus?” Cic. Ac. 2, 35, 112.—Far more freq.,
B. To drive, bring, move, impel, incite, urge, compel, force, constrain to something; constr. with ad, in, more rarely with ut, the inf. or absol.
(α).
With ad (freq. in Suet.): “aliquem ad virtutem,” Plaut. Bacch. 4, 10, 10: “ad arma,” Cic. Marcell. 5, 13: “ad bellum,” Ov. M. 5, 219: “ad deditionem fame,” Suet. Aug. 14; Curt. 9, 1, 19: “ad necem,” Suet. Aug. 66; id. Calig. 23; id. Ner. 35: ad mortem, id. Tib. 56; Quint. 7, 3, 7: “ad confessionem,” Suet. Claud. 15: “ad pugnam,” id. ib. 21: “ad rapinas,” Luc. 7, 99: “ad defectionem,” Curt. 10, 1, 45: “ad laqueum,” Plin. 36, 5, 4, § 12: “ad impudicitiam,” Dig. 1, 6, 2.—
(β).
With in: “in hunc sensum compellor injuriis,” Cic. Fam. 1, 9, 21: “in eundem metum,” Liv. 25, 29, 8: “in socordiam,” Col. 11, 1, 11: “in mortem,” Quint. 7, 3, 7: “in metum,” Tac. H. 2, 27. —
(γ).
With ut: “callidum senem callidis dolis Conpuli et perpuli, mihi omnia ut crederet,” Plaut. Bacch. 4, 4, 4; Suet. Caes. 1; 24; id. Vesp. 2; Tac. Or. 4; Curt. 8, 8, 2. —
(δ).
With inf.: “aliquem jussa nefanda pati,” Ov. F. 3, 860; Luc. 3, 144; Suet. Tib. 62; id. Dom. 14; Curt. 5, 1, 35; Just. 16, 5; 30, 3; Gai Inst. 2, 237.—（ε) Absol.: “ceteras nationes conterruit, compulit, domuit,” Cic. Prov. Cons. 13, 33: “aliquā indignatione compellendus,” Quint. 9, 4, 138: “ille qui aspellit, is conpellit,” Plaut. Trin. 3, 2, 46; freq. in perf. part.: “periculis compulsus,” Cic. Fam. 1, 9, 11; Caes. B. C. 3, 41; Liv. 27, 30, 3.
