- (v.t.) To call forth; to summon.
- (v.t.) To force to yield; to overpower; to subjugate.
- (v.t.) To take by force or violence; to seize; to exact; to extort.
- (v.t.) To drive or urge with force or irresistibly; to force; to constrain; to oblige; to necessitate, either by physical or moral force.
- (v.i.) To make one yield or submit.
- (v.t.) To gather or unite in a crowd or company.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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