Coerce and Pester

Coerce

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

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

Nearby Words: coercion, coercive, coercible, coercing

Pester

Pester verb - To thrust oneself upon (another) without invitation.

Coerce and pester are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Coerce" instead a verb "Pester".

Nearby Word: pestering

Common collocations

people coerce people pester people
someone coerce someone pester someone
cast coerce cast pester cast
crew coerce crew pester crew
Other words: money, player, friends, players.
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