Bend and Compel

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Bend

Bend verb - To cause to turn away from a straight line.

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Compel and bend are semantically related in force topic. In some cases you can use "Compel" instead a verb "Bend", when it comes to topics like deed, mould, persuade.

Nearby Words: bent, bending, bender, bendy, bended

Compel

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

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Bend and compel are semantically related in deed topic. Sometimes you can use "Bend" instead a verb "Compel".

Nearby Words: compelling, compelled

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Common collocations

people	bend people	compel people
body	bend body	compel body
men	bend men	compel men
time	bend time	compel time
Other words: guard, powers.

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