Coerce and Manipulate

Coerce

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

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Manipulate and coerce are semantically related in deed topic. In some cases you can use "Manipulate" instead a verb "Coerce".

Nearby Words: coercion, coercive, coercible, coercing

Manipulate verb - To control or take advantage of by artful, unfair, or insidious means.

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Coerce and manipulate are semantically related in deed topic. Sometimes you can use "Coerce" instead a verb "Manipulate".

character	coerce character	manipulate character
people	coerce people	manipulate people
husband	coerce husband	manipulate husband
men	coerce men	manipulate men
Other words: children, someone, crew, anyone, player, humans, friends, heroes.

He uses glibness, studied emotions, fake charm, insistence and persuasiveness to trick, coerce, manipulate, control and use people.

Source: Film / Brain Donors
His attempts to coerce the captive fail, but Shego's insulting suggestion that he simply lacks the ability to help (with Drakken joining in when he sees that it's working) manipulate him into proving himself by cooperating fully.

Source: Fence Painting

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