force vs terrorize

terrorize vs force

force is a noun but terrorize is not a noun.

force and terrorize both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
force	Yes	No	Yes	No
terrorize	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, terrorize is a hyponym of force; that is, terrorize is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than force:

force: to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means
terrorize: coerce by violence or with threats

Other hyponyms of force include turn up the heat, turn up the pressure, drive, bludgeon, steamroll, steamroller, squeeze for, dragoon, railroad, sandbag, terrorise, bring oneself.

force (noun)	terrorize (noun)
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
an act of aggression (as one against a person who resists)
physical energy or intensity
a powerful effect or influence
(of a law) having legal validity
group of people willing to obey orders
a unit that is part of some military service
a group of people having the power of effective action
one possessing or exercising power or influence or authority
(physics) the influence that produces a change in a physical quantity

force (verb)	terrorize (verb)
impose urgently, importunately, or inexorably	fill with terror; frighten greatly
squeeze like a wedge into a tight space	coerce by violence or with threats
force into or from an action or state, either physically or metaphorically
take by force
do forcibly; exert force
urge or force (a person) to an action; constrain or motivate
move with force
to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means

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