{"era":"current","word":"compel","meaning":"to force or drive to action","children":[{"era":"1200s","word":"compel","meaning":"to force, constrain, or drive together","children":[{"era":"classical","word":"compellere","meaning":"to drive together, force, or compel","children":[{"era":"classical","word":"com- + pellere","meaning":"'together' + 'to drive/thrust'","children":[],"language":"Latin"}],"language":"Latin"}],"language":"Middle English"}],"language":"Modern English"}