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Definition: (verb) to act to reconcile differences between two parties.
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force
noun
- Capacity or power for work or vigorous activity: animation, energy, might, potency, power, puissance, sprightliness, steam, strength.
Informal: get-up-and-go, go, pep, peppiness, zip. See
action
- Power used to overcome resistance: coercion, compulsion, constraint, duress, pressure, strength, violence. See
attack
- Effective means of influencing, compelling, or punishing: power, weight.
Informal: clout, muscle. See
over, strong
- The strong effect exerted by one person or thing on another: impact, impression, influence, repercussion. See
affect
- The capacity to exert an influence: forcefulness, magnetism, power. See
strong
- A group of people organized for a particular purpose: body, corps, crew, detachment, gang, team, unit. See
group
verb
- To cause (a person or thing) to act or move in spite of resistance: coerce, compel, constrain, make, obligate, oblige, pressure. See
attack
- To compel by pressure or threats: blackjack, coerce, dragoon.
Informal: hijack, strong-arm. See
persuasion
- To compel (another) to participate in or submit to a sexual act: assault, rape, ravish, violate. See
sex
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