Browbeat and Oblige

Browbeat

Browbeat verb - To make timid or fearful by or as if by threats.

Usage example: they would often browbeat the younger child until he cried

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Oblige and browbeat are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Oblige" instead a verb "Browbeat".

Nearby Words: browbeaten, browbeating

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

Usage example: I know you're in a hurry, but you can't oblige me to drive any faster than the speed limit

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Browbeat and oblige are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Browbeat" instead a verb "Oblige".

way	browbeat way	oblige way
doctor	browbeat doctor	oblige doctor

Hughes was also instrumental in insisting that the Treaty of Versailles should oblige Germany to pay war reparations, ganging up with French PM Georges Clemenceau to browbeat Lloyd George into backing the measure.

Source: Useful Notes / Australian Politics

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