Force and Provoke

Force

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

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Provoke and force are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Provoke" instead a verb "Force".

Provoke verb - To rouse to strong feeling or action.

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Force and provoke are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Force" instead a verb "Provoke".

Nearby Words: provocation, provoking

character	force character	provoke character
people	force people	provoke people
someone	force someone	provoke someone
characters	force characters	provoke characters
Other words: information, fight, confession, doctor, target, enemy, attacks, opponents, enemies, monsters.

He blows up the Chantry to provoke a war and force mages to rebel or be slaughtered.

Source: Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death!
One of the boss fights in Swap Force requires you to stay in the boss's line of sight to provoke them into charging you.

Source: Video Game / Skylanders
In Final Fantasy X, using Provoke on Defender X will force him to use an attack that halves the target's current HP for the remainder of the fight (unless the Provoker switches out of battle).

Source: Weaksauce Weakness

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