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Action Verbs
To punish To chastise To castigate
To tantalize To titillate To teach
To tempt To coach To court
To annoy To solicit To enslave
To bridle To infuse To temper
To embolden To dupe To settle
To gag To revive To rescue
To rally To mystify To save
To heal To restrain To rob
To beg To hoodwink To purloin
To inspire To soothe To tame Look Who's
To dazzle To soften To overpower Working!
To doctor To honor To conquer

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To pay back
To soften
To blame
To cradle
To silence
To deny
To bend To nourish To belittle
To mollify To nurture To vaporize
To nurse To shake To evoke
To suckle To clean To broaden Richard Esteras is back
To compel To purify To extend again as Manny for
To drive To transform To harm Season 2 of FX's series,
To dragoon To reform To maul The Bear, streaming on
To coerce To provoke To persecute Hulu!
To command To induce To smite
To tarnish To abuse To wound

Abuse, mistreat, Castigate, Court, invite

harm, debauch, criticize, punish, woo, flatter, fool
curse, nail, reprimand
Cradle,
Revile, batter
Chastise, support, sustain,
Assuage, correct, penalize nurture, foster,
moderate, soften, punish suckle
relieve, qualify,
Clinch, embrace, Dazzle, blind,
satisfy
source, cinch confuse, astonish
Beg, entreat,
Coach, advise, Demoralize, sully,
implore, bum,
teach, drill, guide defile, soil, drive to
beseech, plead, Fall
the dogs
on one’s knee Coerce, compel,
force, drive, impel Deny, refute,
Belittle, minimize,
disclaim reject,
dwarf, underrate, Command, dominat
refuse, prohibit
undervalue, e, govern, discipline,
disparage, order, dictate, direct, Doctor, adulterate,
deprecate, degrade, instruct, rule, ordain, falsify, treat, repair
debase, run down possess, hold, boas,
Dog, pester,irritate,
monopolize, hog
Bend, influence, plague,torment,
direct, deviate, Compel, prompt, harass, badger
subdue, conquer force
Dragoon, coerce,
Blame, censure, Conquer, vanquish, intimidate
accuse, curse subdue, crush,
Drive, compel,
subjugate, best,
Bridle, harness, move, animate, pry,
overcome,
restrain, hamper thrust, push, shove,
overpower, reduce,
ram, force, prod,
Broaden, humble
goad, coerce
increase, enlarge,
Hoodwink, deceive,
expand, widen Nourish, encourage,
victimize, beguile,
invite, abet, bolster
Dupe, deceive, trick, hoax, gull
victimize, beguile, Overpower, upset,
Honor, praise,
trick, hoax, surmount, trip up,
celebrate,
bamboozle, double overwhelm
distinguish, worship,
cross, blu",
respect Pay back, retaliate,
hoodwink, cheat,
swindle, defraud get even, strike back,
Induce, elicit,
avenge
persuade, coax
Embolden,
encourage, arouse, Provoke, rile,
Infuse, inspire,
hearten, assure, induce, anger,
uplift, infect
inspire, serve, excite, annoy

motivate, incite Inspire, give, hope,

Persecute, oppress,
cheer, assure
Enslave, subjugate, torment

enthrall, master, Maul, abuse, bruise

Punish, chastise,
crush, quell persecute
chasten, penalize,

Evoke, elicit, Mollify, clam, discipline, nail,

provoke, induce, tranquilize, soften, castigate, correct

elicit, prompt, pacify, relieve,

Purify, refine,
summon, conjure Soothe, lull, subdue
cleanse, sanctify

Gag, silence, retrain, Mystify, perplex,

Purloin, steal,
muzzle ba#e, confound
swipe, pilfer, finch,

Guilt, catch at, Nurse, suckle, swindle

penetrate, blame, nurture, attend

Rally, encourage,
censure, accuse,
Nurture, feed, train, hearten, inspire,
condemn
encourage, cherish, arouse, motivate,

Harm, hurt, impair, treasure stimulate

damage, worsen,
Soften, moderate, Solicit, implore,
break
mu#e, persuade,
Soothe, calm,
Heal, doctor, cure besiege, encircle,
relieve
beleaguer
Reform, convert,
Suckle, nurse,
remodel, Save, reserve,
nurture, minister
regenerate, renew, rescue, prevent,

turn over new leaf preserve Shake, weaken,

agitate, excite,
Retrain, hinder, Settle, organize, fix,
provoke
confine, restrict, establish, assure,

cloister resolve, defeat, Silence, kill, hush,

arrange, punish defeat, muzzle
Revive, restore,
recover, refresh Tame, break, Tantalize, tempt,
domesticate, subdue tease, attract, invite,
Rob, steal, thieve,
titillate, pique
purloin, burglarize Teach, tutor, coach,
instruct, direct, Tempt, enamor,
Smite, chastise, enlighten endear, charm,
clobber, whack,
fascinate, attract,
swat, stab, smack, Titillate, tickle,
captivate, bewitch
thump, strike interest, tempt,
thrill, delight, amuse Threaten, menace,
Tarnish, dim, stain,
bludgeon,
taint, vilify,
denounce, warn,
stigmatize
intimidate

Transform, change,
Wound, harm,
convert, revamp
injure, irritate,
o"end

Vaporize, sublimate,
evaporate