Compel and Pray

Compel

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

Pray and compel are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Pray" instead a verb "Compel".

Nearby Words: compelling, compelled

Pray

Pray verb - To make a request to (someone) in an earnest or urgent manner.
Usage example: I pray you: tell me where they went

Compel and pray are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Compel" instead a verb "Pray".

Nearby Words: prayer, prayerful, prayed, praying

Common collocations

guy compel guy pray guy
somebody compel somebody pray somebody
time compel time pray time
everyone compel everyone pray everyone
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