Compel and Prevail

Compel

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

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

Nearby Words: compelling, compelled

Prevail

Prevail verb - To achieve victory (as in a contest).

Compel and prevail are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Compel" instead a verb "Prevail".

Nearby Words: prevailing, prevalent

Common collocations

people compel people prevail people
men compel men prevail men
time compel time prevail time
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