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cause, make, get, have, stimulate, induce go
cause to do

oblige, obligate, compel go
force somebody to do something

pressure, force, squeeze, hale, coerce
to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means :"She forced him to take a job in the city"

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turn up the heat, turn up the pressure go
apply great or increased pressure
drive go
to compel or force or urge relentlessly or exert coercive pressure on, or motivate strongly
bludgeon go
overcome or coerce as if by using a heavy club
steamroller, steamroll go
bring to a specified state by overwhelming force or pressure
squeeze for go
squeeze someone for money, information, etc.
railroad, sandbag, dragoon go
compel by coercion, threats, or crude means
terrorize, terrorise go
coerce by violence or with threats
bring oneself go
cause to undertake a certain action, usually used in the negative