Goad and Wake

Goad

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

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

Nearby Words: goaded, goading

Wake

Wake verb - To cause to stop sleeping.

Goad and wake are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Goad" instead a verb "Wake".

Nearby Words: waken, waking, wakened, wakeful, wakening

Common collocations

man goad man wake man
people goad people wake people
husband goad husband wake husband
guard goad guard wake guard
Other words: protagonist.
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