bend someone's will

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Meanings:

1.
General Englishformalliterary
- To compel or coerce a person into accepting or obeying one's desires, decisions, or commands.
- To overcome a person's resistance and cause them to submit to another's control or intent.
2.
General Englishformalfigurative
- To exert strong influence over someone's beliefs, choices, or inclinations so that they conform to another's wishes.

Examples:

EN: Okay, one to create money, to bend someone's will, to erase a memory, a binding spell.
ES: Vale, hay uno para crear dinero cambiar la voluntad de alguien, borrar la memoria, eliminar poderes.
EN: Don't try to bend someone's will to appease your insecurities!
HI: किसी की शराफ़त को उसकी कमजोरी मत समझना !

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