Compel and Manipulate

Compel

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

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Manipulate and compel are semantically related in control topic. In some cases you can use "Manipulate" instead a verb "Compel", when it comes to topics like deed.

Nearby Words: compelling, compelled

Manipulate

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

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Synonyms for Manipulate

Antonyms for Manipulate

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

Nearby Words: manipulation, manipulated, manipulator, manipulative, manipulating

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Common collocations

character	compel character	manipulate character
people	compel people	manipulate people
body	compel body	manipulate body
men	compel men	manipulate men
Other words: someone, time, anyone, everyone, humans, women, powers, victims, minds.

Both words in one sentence

Of the latter, Frigga states very plainly that she is not the sort of being you even try to compel or manipulate to do your bidding (and since the last time someone tried, they and pretty much everyone else they knew was incinerated, she's kind of right).

Source: The Dreaded / Fanfic

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