coerce vs compel

coerce and compel both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
coerce	No	No	Yes	No
compel	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, compel is a hypernym of coerce; that is, compel is a word with a broader meaning than coerce:

coerce: to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means
compel: force somebody to do something

Other hypernyms of coerce include obligate, oblige.

coerce (verb)	compel (verb)
to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means	force somebody to do something
	necessitate or exact