Force and Require

Force

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

Require is a synonym for force in demand topic. In some cases you can use "Require" instead a verb "Force", when it comes to topics like coerce, obligate to do something.

Require

Require verb - To have as a requirement.

Force is a synonym for require in order topic. Sometimes you can use "Force" instead a verb "Require", if it concerns topics such as means, coerce.

Common collocations

person force person require person
character force character require character
people force people require people
someone force someone require someone
Other words: team, characters, level, player, players, students, monsters.

Both words in one sentence

  • Fake Difficulty Some older D&D modules that require a certain character class's abilities in order to advance the plot (but doesn't force a member of the party to be one at the outset) are like this.
  • Video Game / Disgaea: Hour of Darkness Unlocking all the optional areas and getting your party's power to the highest limit will require you to regularly mass murder senators in order to pass your bills by force.
  • Literature / The Bartimaeus Trilogy There are passing mentions of other forms of magic, and some such as the Golem can be of extraordinary power, but summoning has come out overwhelmingly on top because it doesn't require magicians to risk themselves or do things like sacrifice their life force.
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