Choose and Direct

Choose

Choose verb - To decide to accept (someone or something) from a group of possibilities.

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Direct and choose are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Direct" instead a verb "Choose".

Nearby Words: choosy, choosing, choosey, chooser

Direct verb - To cause to move to a central point or along a restricted pathway.

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Choose and direct are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Choose" instead a verb "Direct".

power	choose power	direct power
man	choose man	direct man
people	choose people	direct people
someone	choose someone	direct someone
Other words: team, time, game, story, times, powers, members.

Problem is, before a patch changed the AI from Too Dumb to Live to just spiteful, they would choose the most direct route possible.

Source: Not the Fall That Kills You
And it took over the battle mechanics of Persona 4, so you also can choose to have direct control of your party members as well.

Source: It's Easy, so It Sucks
They discover that if Remy hides in Linguini's hat, Remy can smell the ingredients and direct Linguini to choose the right ones by pulling his hair.

Source: Handy Helper

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