Compel and Urge

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Compel

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

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Urge is a synonym for compel in force topic. In some cases you can use "Urge" instead a verb "Compel", when it comes to topics like activity, push, convince, motivate.

Nearby Words: compelling, compelled

Urge

Urge verb - To try to persuade (someone) through earnest appeals to follow a course of action.

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Compel is a synonym for urge in force topic. You can use "Compel" instead a verb "Urge", if it concerns topics such as beg, push, convince, motivate.

Nearby Words: urged, urging

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Common collocations

person	compel person	urge person
character	compel character	urge character
people	compel people	urge people
time	compel time	urge time
Other words: harry, everyone, victims, members.

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