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verb • have force or influence; bring about an effect or change | ||||||||
| 27% | 5 | To compel someone to do something against their will | ||||||
noun • a powerful effect or influence • (physics) the influence that produces a change in a physical quantity • physical energy or intensity • group of people willing to obey orders • a unit that is part of some military service • an act of aggression (as one against a person who resists) • one possessing or exercising power or influence or authority • a group of people having the power of effective action • (of a law) having legal validity • a putout of a base runner who is required to run; the putout is accomplished by holding the ball while touching the base to which the runner must advance before the runner reaches that base verb • to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means • urge or force (a person) to an action; constrain or motivate • move with force • impose urgently, importunately, or inexorably • squeeze like a wedge into a tight space • force into or from an action or state, either physically or metaphorically • do forcibly; exert force • take by force | ||||||||
| 26% | 9 | Use excessive force against | ||||||
verb • treat brutally • make brutal, unfeeling, or inhuman • become brutal or insensitive and unfeeling | ||||||||
Be A Force Against Crossword Clue
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MILITATE which was last seen in the The Guardian Quick crossword.
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MILITATE
Updated: October 13, 2023
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