compel vs ask

compel and ask both are verbs.

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

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

Other hypernyms of compel include call for, demand, involve, necessitate, need, postulate, require, take.

compel (verb)	ask (verb)
force somebody to do something	make a request or demand for something to somebody
necessitate or exact	direct or put; seek an answer to
	address a question to and expect an answer from
	consider obligatory; request and expect
	require or ask for as a price or condition
	make a date
	require as useful, just, or proper