Cause and Compel

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Cause verb - To be the cause of (a situation, action, or state of mind).

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Compel is a synonym for cause in produce topic. In some cases you can use "Compel" instead a verb "Cause", when it comes to topics like bring about.

Nearby Words: caused, causation, causeless, causative, causal

Compel verb - Force somebody to do something.

Usage example: We compel all students to fill out this form

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Cause is a synonym for compel in action topic. You can use "Cause" instead a verb "Compel".

Nearby Words: compelling, compelled

people	cause people	compel people
time	cause time	compel time

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