Compel and Influence

Compel

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

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Influence and compel are semantically related in deed topic. In some cases you can use "Influence" instead a verb "Compel".

Nearby Words: compelling, compelled

Influence

Influence verb - To act upon (a person or a person's feelings) so as to cause a response.

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Synonyms for Influence

Antonyms for Influence

Compel and influence are semantically related in deed topic. Sometimes you can use "Compel" instead a verb "Influence", if it concerns topics such as do.

Nearby Words: influenced, influential, influencing, influent

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Common collocations

person	compel person	influence person
character	compel character	influence character
men	compel men	influence men
someone	compel someone	influence someone
Other words: chance, development, anyone, behavior, humans, mortals, powers, minds, crowds.

Both words in one sentence

It's also able to influence people to compel them to wind it up.

Source: Artifact of Death

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