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Meaning of "compulse" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF COMPULSE

compulse  [kəmˈpʌls] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF COMPULSE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Compulse is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb compulse in English.

WHAT DOES COMPULSE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of compulse in the English dictionary

The definition of compulse in the dictionary is to compel.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO COMPULSE

PRESENT

Present
I compulse
you compulse
he/she/it compulses
we compulse
you compulse
they compulse
Present continuous
I am compulsing
you are compulsing
he/she/it is compulsing
we are compulsing
you are compulsing
they are compulsing
Present perfect
I have compulsed
you have compulsed
he/she/it has compulsed
we have compulsed
you have compulsed
they have compulsed
Present perfect continuous
I have been compulsing
you have been compulsing
he/she/it has been compulsing
we have been compulsing
you have been compulsing
they have been compulsing
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I compulsed
you compulsed
he/she/it compulsed
we compulsed
you compulsed
they compulsed
Past continuous
I was compulsing
you were compulsing
he/she/it was compulsing
we were compulsing
you were compulsing
they were compulsing
Past perfect
I had compulsed
you had compulsed
he/she/it had compulsed
we had compulsed
you had compulsed
they had compulsed
Past perfect continuous
I had been compulsing
you had been compulsing
he/she/it had been compulsing
we had been compulsing
you had been compulsing
they had been compulsing
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will compulse
you will compulse
he/she/it will compulse
we will compulse
you will compulse
they will compulse
Future continuous
I will be compulsing
you will be compulsing
he/she/it will be compulsing
we will be compulsing
you will be compulsing
they will be compulsing
Future perfect
I will have compulsed
you will have compulsed
he/she/it will have compulsed
we will have compulsed
you will have compulsed
they will have compulsed
Future perfect continuous
I will have been compulsing
you will have been compulsing
he/she/it will have been compulsing
we will have been compulsing
you will have been compulsing
they will have been compulsing
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would compulse
you would compulse
he/she/it would compulse
we would compulse
you would compulse
they would compulse
Conditional continuous
I would be compulsing
you would be compulsing
he/she/it would be compulsing
we would be compulsing
you would be compulsing
they would be compulsing
Conditional perfect
I would have compulse
you would have compulse
he/she/it would have compulse
we would have compulse
you would have compulse
they would have compulse
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been compulsing
you would have been compulsing
he/she/it would have been compulsing
we would have been compulsing
you would have been compulsing
they would have been compulsing
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you compulse
we let´s compulse
you compulse
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to compulse
Past participle
compulsed
Present Participle
compulsing
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH COMPULSE


aeropulse
ˈɛərəʊˌpʌls
appulse
əˈpʌls
avulse
əˈvʌls
convulse
kənˈvʌls
divulse
daɪˈvʌls
dulse
dʌls
evulse
ɪˈvʌls
expulse
ɪksˈpʌls
impulse
ˈɪmpʌls
insulse
ɪnˈsʌls
monopulse
ˈmɒnəʊˌpʌls
mulse
mʌls
pulse
pʌls
repulse
rɪˈpʌls

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE COMPULSE

compulsative
compulsatory
compulsion
compulsionist
compulsitor
compulsive
compulsively
compulsiveness
compulsivity
compulsorily
compulsory
compulsory liquidation
compulsory purchase
compunction
compunctious
compunctiously
compurgation
compurgator
compurgatorial
compurgatory

WORDS THAT END LIKE COMPULSE

bulse
else
false
grilse
halse
keep one´s finger on the pulse
nerve impulse
on impulse
or else
play false
ring false
salse
something else
specific impulse
valse

Synonyms and antonyms of compulse in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «compulse» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF COMPULSE

Find out the translation of compulse to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of compulse from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «compulse» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

compulse
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Compulse
570 millions of speakers

English

compulse
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

compulse
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

compulse
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Compulse
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Compulse
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

compulse
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Compulse
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Compulse
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Compulse
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

compulse
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

compulse
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Compulse
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

compulse
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

Compulse
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

जुळवा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

compulse
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Compulse
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Compulse
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Compulse
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

compulse
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

compulse
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

compulse
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

compulse
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

compulse
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of compulse

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «COMPULSE»

The term «compulse» is normally little used and occupies the 140.599 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of compulse
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «COMPULSE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «compulse» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «compulse» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about compulse

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «COMPULSE»

Discover the use of compulse in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to compulse and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Corld
“To go somewhere, we compulse. We begin to feel strong and then we move. Now you compulse to children or compulse children here.” Bella thought about this. It sounds like willing something to happen, which she supposed was how the ...
Julie Rupert, 2012
2
OCD Love Story
My hands keep trying to make their way to my thighs, but Dr. Pat urges me to not compulse, not compulse, not compulse. “Time to drive,” she says when I declare myself at a nine. And I fight everything in my body that tells me no and I turn onto  ...
Corey Ann Haydu, 2013
3
Megargee's Guide to Obtaining a Psychology Internship
One recent student summed up her advice in three words, ”Compulse, compulse, compulse!" Good tip, but at the same time, don't “Obsess, obsess, obsess." Your academic program will have certain basic requirements that you must fulfill ...
Edwin Megargee, Edwin I. Megargee, 2012
4
Cognitive-Behavioral Management of Tic Disorders
... for no reason would be classified as a “cognitive tic”, whereas mentally repeating a scene of potential catastrophe would constitute an obsessional intrusion. However, in practice it. ▷ SEPARATING IMPULSE FROM COMPULSE: THE CASE ...
Kieron O'Connor, 2005
5
Whisper
Compulsio...compulse...compulse...compulsion. Compel to compulsion. That's it! He compelled me to be compulsive. That weird little bottom feeder!" Larry focused back down to the car and thought about something he had read about dogs ...
Terry Rich Hartley
6
Northeast Oil World
Compulse isn't quite "carry-cm" luggage. But it's dose. In fact, it easily rests on the hood of a car, operating off the battery — or any 110-volt power source. And it's almost like having the famous CompuVan on the wellsite. You simply choose the  ...
7
A guide to obtaining a psychology internship
One student summed up her advice in three words, "Compulse, compulse, compulse!" In politics, we can differentiate between running for office and actually governing. When it comes to interning, we can distinguish between those things you ...
Edwin Inglee Megargee, 1990
8
Descending Olympus: The Stygian Chalice
Just because I can hypnotize, or compulse, or whatever, doesn't mean thatI am sane. There is more going on here. I need to talk with a professional. A psychiatrist has to keep your secrets, right?” “It's called patient-doctor confidentiality,” said ...
Velvia Wylie Keithley, 2011
9
Kenya National Assembly Official Record (Hansard)
This section says : "No property of any description shall be com- pulsorily taken possession of and no interest, in or right of property of any description shall be compulse rily acquired except where the following conditions are satisfied : (a) the ...
10
Sweetie-Baby
However, you don't get it and you're shopping like a lost spoiled child caught in what you think is Disney Land while you compulse about the little things that do not matter as well as all of those little things, including my potential Quasimodo ...
Sereena Nightshade, 2013

5 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «COMPULSE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term compulse is used in the context of the following news items.
1
European Court Clarifies When Parody On Copyrighted Work Is …
... handed out calendars featuring a parody on the cover of the Suske en Wiske comic "The Compulse Benefactor". The lead character handing ... «Mondaq News Alerts, Sep 14»
2
Susan Sontag et Thomas Mann : l'inévitable malentendu
Comme vous le voyez, en ce moment je compulse le quatrième volume de l'excellente biographie de Wagner écrite par Ernest Newman. ». «La Règle du Jeu, Aug 14»
3
Philippine school bans Muslim hijab
What respect muslims have abroad but they compulse their beliefs on innocent minorities in their own country. Recommend. Busted! Aug 5 ... «The Express Tribune, Aug 12»
4
Today's Apps Gone Free: Compulse, Go There Square: A Stella And …
Guide balls to the exits by placing force arrows all over the screen in Armor Games' physics puzzler, Compulse. We also have an app that ... «AppAdvice, May 12»
5
'The Vampire Diaries' Candice Accola: Have we seen the last of …
Even having to compulse her mom into forgetting, so her mom couldn't be supportive. It took a lot for Bonnie to be supportive. She's having to ... «Zap2it.com, Mar 11»

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