| Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition. 1995. |
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| NOUN: | 1. 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. 2. A group of people organized for a particular purpose: body, corps, crew, detachment, gang, team, unit. See GROUP. 3. Power used to overcome resistance: coercion, compulsion, constraint, duress, pressure, strength, violence. See ATTACK. 4. The capacity to exert an influence: forcefulness, magnetism, power. See STRONG. 5. The strong effect exerted by one person or thing on another: impact, impression, influence, repercussion. See AFFECT. 6. Effective means of influencing, compelling, or punishing: power, weight. Informal : clout, muscle. See OVER, STRONG. | | VERB: | 1. To compel by pressure or threats: blackjack, coerce, dragoon. Informal : hijack, strong-arm. See PERSUASION. 2. To cause (a person or thing) to act or move in spite of resistance: coerce, compel, constrain, make, obligate, oblige, pressure. See ATTACK. 3. To compel (another) to participate in or submit to a sexual act: assault, rape, ravish, violate. See SEX.
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