Coerce and Instigate

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

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Instigate and coerce are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Instigate" instead a verb "Coerce".

Nearby Words: coercion, coercive, coercible, coercing

Instigate verb - To bring (something volatile or intense) into being.

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Coerce and instigate are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Coerce" instead a verb "Instigate".

people	coerce people	instigate people
friends	coerce friends	instigate friends

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