Coerce and Drive

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Coerce

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

Usage example: was coerced into signing the document

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Drive is a synonym for coerce in force topic. In some cases you can use "Drive" instead a verb "Coerce", when it comes to topics like compel.

Nearby Words: coercion, coercive, coercible, coercing

Drive

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

Usage example: the corrupt governor was driven out of office

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Coerce is a synonym for drive in force topic. You can use "Coerce" instead a verb "Drive", if it concerns topics such as compel, oblige, move or urge on.

Nearby Words: driving, driven, driver, driveway

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character	coerce character	drive character
man	coerce man	drive man
people	coerce people	drive people
men	coerce men	drive men
Other words: someone, anyone, player, humans, friends, players.

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Saw It in a Movie Once: "Breakout": When a couple of robbers coerce Murdock (at gunpoint) to drive the van to help them get away, and he employs some Badass Driver skills, he explains it as the result of film-watching:Robber: Where'd you learn to drive like that?

Source: Series / The A-Team
Comedy version in Better Off Ted, where Veronica and Linda use this routine to coerce employees into giving to their charity donation drive.

Source: Good Cop/Bad Cop

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