compel

To drive together, round up.

The shepherds compelled the stray sheep into the fold as night began to fall.

To overpower; to subdue.

She had one of those perfect faces, which irresistibly compel the soul of a man.

To force, constrain, or coerce.

Logic compels the wise, while fools feel compelled by emotions.

Congratulations, your courage compels respect.

To forcefully or powerfully motivate (a course of action).

As the novel progresses, it picks up a propulsive energy, the kind that compels you to keep reading straight through to the end.

To have a strong, irresistible force (on someone or something).