6
insist upon(verb, expression, take, order, cause)
6
persuade(verb, move, make, get, change)
6
provoke(verb, make, force, cause, encourage)
6
thrust(verb, make, drive, prompt, urge)
5
dictate(verb, order, place, set, charge)
5
overpower(verb, defeat, delight, excite, charm)
5
tyrannize(verb, control, determine, direct, rule)
4
actuate(verb, make, force, drive, cause)
4
blackmail(verb, move, order, make, charge)
4
boss(verb, control, determine, direct, rule)
4
concuss(verb, move, order, make, force)
4
daunt(verb, scare, frighten, threaten)
4
direct(verb, take, order, get, go)
4
disenfranchise(verb, suppress, subject, bind, dominate)
4
enslave(verb, force, defeat, delight, excite)
4
get(verb, make, force, show, drive)
4
hold(verb, suppress, grasp, subject, bind)
4
insist on(verb, expression, support, order, force)
4
introduce(verb, order, make, place, set)
4
lean on(verb, expression, phrasal verb, take, make)
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