Proceed and Use

Proceed

Proceed verb - To move forward along a course.

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Use and proceed are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Use" instead a verb "Proceed".

Nearby Word: proceeding

Use verb - To put into action or service.

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Proceed and use are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Proceed" instead a verb "Use".

Nearby Words: useless, useful, used, usefulness, using

character	proceed character	use character
fire	proceed fire	use fire
force	proceed force	use force
control	proceed control	use control
Other words: form, time, way, characters, weapon, gun, powers, weapons, guns.

Without it, you can't proceed normally, and if you try to use Oliver's book, it says that you need to see the physical book instead.

Source: Video Game / Ni no Kuni
A similar glitch occurs if you use Flash Stopper to finish off the third Cossack boss: The game will never proceed to the next stage.

Source: Game Breaking Bug / Platform Game
Yet, you have to use it to proceed through the game... at least if you want to get the good ending.

Source: Inn Security

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