compeler

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin compellere.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kompeˈleɾ/ [kõm.peˈleɾ]
• Rhymes: -eɾ
• Syllabification: com‧pe‧ler

Verb

compeler (first-person singular present compelo, first-person singular preterite compelí, past participle compelido)

1. (transitive) to compel
   • 1915, Julio Vicuña Cifuentes, Mitos y Supersticiones Recogidos de la Tradición Oral Chilena, page 188:

     Para compeler a los santos a otorgar lo que se les pide, cuando no lo hacen con la debida oportunidad, es excelente recurso colgar sus imágenes con las cabezas hacia abajo.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of compeler (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			compeler
gerund			compeliendo
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		compelido		compelida
		plural		compelidos		compelidas
		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	compelo	compelestú compelésvos	compele	compelemos	compeléis	compelen
	imperfect	compelía	compelías	compelía	compelíamos	compelíais	compelían
	preterite	compelí	compeliste	compelió	compelimos	compelisteis	compelieron
	future	compeleré	compelerás	compelerá	compeleremos	compeleréis	compelerán
	conditional	compelería	compelerías	compelería	compeleríamos	compeleríais	compelerían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	compela	compelastú compelásvos2	compela	compelamos	compeláis	compelan
	imperfect (ra)	compeliera	compelieras	compeliera	compeliéramos	compelierais	compelieran
	imperfect (se)	compeliese	compelieses	compeliese	compeliésemos	compelieseis	compeliesen
	future1	compeliere	compelieres	compeliere	compeliéremos	compeliereis	compelieren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		compeletú compelévos	compela	compelamos	compeled	compelan
	negative		no compelas	no compela	no compelamos	no compeláis	no compelan

¹Rare; now chiefly used in legal language.
²Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tuteo-form for the present subjunctive.

    Selected combined forms of compeler

These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
with infinitive compeler	dative	compelerme	compelerte	compelerle, compelerse	compelernos	compeleros	compelerles, compelerse
	accusative	compelerme	compelerte	compelerlo, compelerla, compelerse	compelernos	compeleros	compelerlos, compelerlas, compelerse
with gerund compeliendo	dative	compeliéndome	compeliéndote	compeliéndole, compeliéndose	compeliéndonos	compeliéndoos	compeliéndoles, compeliéndose
	accusative	compeliéndome	compeliéndote	compeliéndolo, compeliéndola, compeliéndose	compeliéndonos	compeliéndoos	compeliéndolos, compeliéndolas, compeliéndose
with informal second-person singular tuteo imperative compele	dative	compéleme	compélete	compélele	compélenos	not used	compéleles
	accusative	compéleme	compélete	compélelo, compélela	compélenos	not used	compélelos, compélelas
with informal second-person singular voseo imperative compelé	dative	compeleme	compelete	compelele	compelenos	not used	compeleles
	accusative	compeleme	compelete	compelelo, compelela	compelenos	not used	compelelos, compelelas
with formal second-person singular imperative compela	dative	compélame	not used	compélale, compélase	compélanos	not used	compélales
	accusative	compélame	not used	compélalo, compélala, compélase	compélanos	not used	compélalos, compélalas
with first-person plural imperative compelamos	dative	not used	compelámoste	compelámosle	compelámonos	compelámoos	compelámosles
	accusative	not used	compelámoste	compelámoslo, compelámosla	compelámonos	compelámoos	compelámoslos, compelámoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative compeled	dative	compeledme	not used	compeledle	compelednos	compeleos	compeledles
	accusative	compeledme	not used	compeledlo, compeledla	compelednos	compeleos	compeledlos, compeledlas
with formal second-person plural imperative compelan	dative	compélanme	not used	compélanle	compélannos	not used	compélanles, compélanse
	accusative	compélanme	not used	compélanlo, compélanla	compélannos	not used	compélanlos, compélanlas, compélanse

Related terms

• compulsar

Further reading

• “compeler”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025