What is to gather or unite in a crowd or company. [A Latinism] "In one troop compelled." Dryden called?
compel — To gather or unite in a crowd or company. [A Latinism] "In one troop compelled." Dryden. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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