Goad and Make

Goad

Goad verb - To try to persuade (someone) through earnest appeals to follow a course of action.

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Make and goad are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Make" instead a verb "Goad".

Nearby Words: goaded, goading

Make verb - To bring into being by combining, shaping, or transforming materials.

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Goad and make are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Goad" instead a verb "Make".

Nearby Words: makeup, making, maker

people	goad people	make people
superman	goad superman	make superman

In High School Musical, Troy and Gabriella's 'friends' goad him into saying hurtful things about her to make them break up.

Source: Easily Forgiven
He's spent a lot of time trying to goad the Knight Templar paladin Miko to kill him, as doing so would make her Fall from paladinhood.

Source: Didn't Think This Through
Not only does he manage to make enemies out of most of the other Walkers, but he even manages to goad an already-enraged and violent Rank to exhaust himself, resulting in his elimination.

Source: Literature / The Long Walk

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