Compel and Scare

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

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

Nearby Words: compelling, compelled

Scare verb - To strike with fear.

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Compel and scare are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Compel" instead a verb "Scare".

Nearby Words: scar, scared, scary, scaring

person	compel person	scare person
guy	compel guy	scare guy
people	compel people	scare people
somebody	compel somebody	scare somebody
Other words: populace, men, someone, confession, hell, anyone, guests, everyone, humans, mortals, criminals, victims, students, zombies, vampires, dragons.

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