Drive and Pester

Drive

Drive verb - To urge, push, or force onward.

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Pester and drive are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Pester" instead a verb "Drive".

Nearby Words: driving, driven, driver, driveway

Pester verb - To thrust oneself upon (another) without invitation.

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Drive and pester are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Drive" instead a verb "Pester".

Nearby Word: pestering

people	drive people	pester people
someone	drive someone	pester someone
player	drive player	pester player
enemy	drive enemy	pester enemy
Other words: times, friends, players.

He sees his imagination and artistic drive as what make him truly elite, and when the adults on the tour pester him as to what the Chocolate Room is specifically for (as opposed to a personal work of art), he's rather hurt.

Source: The Proud Elite

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