Word: compelled
Part of speech: Verb
Syllables: com
pelled
Definition: Simple past tense and past participle of compel; force somebody to do something
Morphemes:
Affix: compel
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To force, constrain or coerce.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: com-
Language: la
Decoded: com-
Meaning: together
Affix: pellere
Language: la
Decoded: pellere
Meaning: to drive
Affix: -ed
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form past participles of (regular) verbs. See -en and -t for variants.