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Anonymous Posted 8 years ago
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Difference among Compel, Force, Obligate

Is there any difference among Compel, Force, Obligate. Can they be used for same context?

  

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anonymous Is there any difference among between Compel, Force, Obligate . Can they be used for the same context? There may be some contexts in which there is little significant difference between compel and force .

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  • anonymous Is there any difference among between Compel, Force, Obligate .
  • Can they be used for the same context?
  • There may be some contexts in which there is little significant difference between compel and force .
  • q=obligate&l=0 , and I think you will see that obligate is less likely to work as a near-synonym for the other two.
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anonymous

Is there any difference among between Compel, Force, Obligate. Can they be used for the same context?

There may be some contexts in which there is little significant difference between compel and force. Look up the meanings of these words in a couple of dictionaries at

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anonymous

Is there any difference among Compel, Force, Obligate. Can they be used for same context?

There are such cases, but 'obligate' will not have the same meaning as the others.

The man was [obligated / compelled / forced] to pay.

The sense of obligation comes from within the man himself, but compulsion and forcing are actions

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