Oblige
Oblige verb - To cause (a person) to give in to pressure.
Usage example: I know you're in a hurry, but you can't oblige me to drive any faster than the speed limit
Pressure is a synonym for oblige in force topic. In some cases you can use "Pressure" instead a verb "Oblige", when it comes to topics like attack, require.
Mutual synonyms
Common collocations
| family | oblige family | pressure family |
| government | oblige government | pressure government |
| enemy | oblige enemy | pressure enemy |
Both words in one sentence
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The colony was never very profitable for Russia, and was increasingly under pressure from Canada and its British protectors, so when the Americans came knocking at their door in 1867 asking to buy it from them for the cool sum of $7.2 million, the Russians were happy to oblige.
Source: Useful Notes / Alaska
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