Force and Undermine

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

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

Undermine verb - Destroy property or hinder normal operations.

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Force and undermine are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Force" instead a verb "Undermine".

Nearby Word: undermining

people	force people	undermine people
control	force control	undermine control
system	force system	undermine system
team	force team	undermine team
Other words: rest, way, government, mission, enemy, everyone, forces, opponents.

Subverted, in that it's actually her last and boldest attempt to undermine them and force them to accept her as the de facto boss of the house, and is therefore an example of Break Them by Talking.

Source: Literature / Mansfield Park
First Lensman Samms convinces him to cool his jets and challenge the Morgan political machine through free and fair elections instead, because Virgil Samms believes in the rule of law and seizing power by force would undermine the legitimacy of the Galactic Patrol.

Source: Literature / Lensman

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