Verbs for Ordering and Forcing · Verbs: Verbal Action

to officially call someone, typically to attend court or fulfill a legal obligation

"The king summons his royal advisors."

"The king summoned his advisors to the throne room to discuss the urgent threat from the neighboring kingdom."

to make an official judgment, decision, or order

"The king decreed a new law."

"The judge will decree the sentence for the convicted criminal after reviewing all the evidence."

to officially order something using one's higher authority

"The church ordained him as a priest."

"The religious ceremony will ordain the new priest and welcome him into the clergy after years of study and spiritual preparation and training."

to make someone do something

"The law compels citizens to pay taxes."

"The court can compel witnesses to testify by issuing a subpoena that requires their presence in the courtroom."

to force someone to do something through threats or manipulation

"Do not coerce your friend."

"The manager tried to coerce his employees into working overtime without offering any extra pay."

to make someone do something, typically through legal, moral, or social means

"The contract obligates you to pay."

"The contract obligates both parties to meet every month to discuss the progress of the project."

to make someone do something because it is required by law, duty, etc.

"Law will oblige them."

"The new legislation will oblige all businesses to provide accessible facilities for people with disabilities."

to strongly encourage someone to take action

"Urgency impelled him to act quickly."

"The urgent need for money impelled him to take a second job at the factory."

to forcefully pressure someone to do something

"Don't bludgeon me now."

"The dictator would bludgeon his opponents into submission through intimidation and threats."

to pressure someone into doing something through intimidation or threats

"He was dragooned into helping with the move."

"The aggressive manager tried to dragoon his employees into working overtime without pay by threatening to fire them if they refused to stay late."

to force someone to leave a place, organization, etc.

"The school expelled the rebellious student."

"The school board voted to expel the student permanently for bringing dangerous items onto the school property without permission."

to remove someone from a position or place, often forcefully

"The board ousts the corrupt CEO."

"The shareholders voted to oust the incompetent CEO who had led the company to huge financial losses over three years."

to force a foreigner to leave a country, usually because they have broken the law

"The government deported the illegal immigrant."

"The government made the difficult decision to deport the illegal immigrant back to his home country after he committed a serious crime."

to force someone to live away from their native country, usually due to political reasons or as a punishment

"The king exiled his political enemies."

"The king decided to exile his political opponents to a remote island so that they could not cause any more trouble for him."

to force someone to leave a country, often as a form of punishment or to keep them away

"They will banish him."

"The king decided to banish the traitor from the kingdom to prevent further acts of disloyalty."

to send someone accused of a crime to the place where the crime happened or where they are wanted for legal matters

"The country extradited the fugitive criminal."

"The government agreed to extradite the captured terrorist to face justice in the country where he committed his crimes."

to legally force someone to leave a property, often because they broke the rules of the rental agreement

"The landlord evicts nonpaying tenants."

"The landlord threatened to evict the tenants if they did not pay the overdue rent within the next two weeks."

to remove someone from a group or organization in a shameful manner

"The army drums out dishonorable soldiers."

"The military court decided to drum out the dishonorable soldier for his unacceptable behavior during the training exercise."

to give an instruction to someone to do something through one's authority

"I order you to stop."

"The judge ordered the witness to answer the question directly without evading or changing the subject."

to give an official order to a person or an animal to perform a particular task

"The general will command the troops."

"The general commanded his troops to advance toward the enemy position despite the heavy gunfire."

to instruct or recommend someone to do a particular thing

"I tell you to go home."

"The doctor will tell you to rest for a few days."

to tell someone what to do or not to do, in an authoritative way

"The manager dictated a letter to his secretary."

"The boss tends to dictate every single task to his assistant without any explanation or reason."

to make someone behave a certain way or do a particular action, even if they do not want to

"Do not force him to go."

"The heavy rain forced the cancellation of the outdoor concert which disappointed thousands of ticket holders."

to force someone to act in a certain way

"Rules constrain behavior."

"The strict regulations of the organization constrain employees from making independent decisions without prior approval from management."

to force someone or something to do something

"They make me do chores."

"The harsh conditions at the camp will make the prisoners work relentlessly."

to remove someone from their job or position, typically due to poor performance

"They will dismiss him."

"Due to his repeated insubordination, the manager decided to dismiss the employee immediately."

to make someone leave the armed forces or police and relieving them from their duties

"They discharge the soldier."

"The captain decided to discharge the private for insubordination and repeated rule-breaking."

to forcefully make someone leave a place or residence

"Do not kick out your guests rudely."

"The club bouncer kicked out the drunk man who had started a fight with another customer at the bar."