Command and Lure

Command

Command verb - To issue orders to (someone) by right of authority.

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Lure and command are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Lure" instead a verb "Command".

Lure verb - To lead away from a usual or proper course by offering some pleasure or advantage.

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Command and lure are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Command" instead a verb "Lure".

Nearby Words: lured, luring

good	good command	good lure
special	special command	special lure
similar	similar command	similar lure
single	single command	single lure
Other adjectives: effective, real, great, psychic, personal.

attention	command attention	lure attention
people	command people	lure people
men	command men	lure men
fleet	command fleet	lure fleet
Other words: dragon, enemy, forces, players, enemies, creatures, zombies, undead, monsters.

See Power of Love further down the page for the outcome The Beast Master: Curtis is somehow able to command his rat to fetch his wallet out from under the couch, using a granola bar to lure it in.

Source: Video Game / Phantasmagoria 2
Years earlier, in the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode "Chain of Command", the Cardassians also used this ploy to lure Captain Picard into a trap to be captured.

Source: Hoist By His Own Petard / Live-Action TV

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