Beg and Compel

Beg

Beg verb - To make a request to (someone) in an earnest or urgent manner.
Usage example: she begged her husband to give up extreme skiing

Compel and beg are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Compel" instead a verb "Beg".

Compel

Compel verb - To cause (a person) to give in to pressure.

Beg and compel are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Beg" instead a verb "Compel".

Nearby Words: compelling, compelled

Common collocations

character beg character compel character
people beg people compel people
someone beg someone compel someone
user beg user compel user
Other words: weapons, subjects.
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