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RECALL BEFORE REVEAL

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To force or strongly persuade someone to act.

verb

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compel

The missing receipts could compel the committee to postpone its decision.
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Two student groups shared a set of portable display boards, and one organizer tried to compel the other group to surrender its reserved afternoon.
From Promises and Pressure.
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