Direct and Proceed

Direct

Direct verb - To cause to move to a central point or along a restricted pathway.

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Proceed and direct are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Proceed" instead a verb "Direct".

Proceed verb - To move forward along a course.

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Direct and proceed are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Direct" instead a verb "Proceed".

Nearby Word: proceeding

fire	direct fire	proceed fire
force	direct force	proceed force
time	direct time	proceed time
game	direct game	proceed game
Other words: story, player, powers.

He proceed to direct influential and successful anime series, a full list can be found in The Other Wiki.

Source: Creator / Osamu Dezaki
Can have a practical use, since it alerts nearby bots, who will proceed to run at you via the most direct path.

Source: Video Game / Bionic Dues
And he demonstrates a zig-zagging inability not to tell the direct truth — he never tells the judge he's ill but then talks as if he is, but when asked if he can proceed with the trial after his "mugging", he says yes instead of simply stating he'd prefer not to.

Source: Film / Liar Liar

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