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coerce
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co·erce  (k-ûrs)
tr.v. co·erced, co·erc·ing, co·erc·es
1. To force to act or think in a certain way by use of pressure, threats, or intimidation; compel.
2. To dominate, restrain, or control forcibly: coerced the strikers into compliance. See Synonyms at force.
3. To bring about by force or threat: efforts to coerce agreement.

[Latin coercre, to control, restrain : co-, co- + arcre, to enclose, confine.]

co·ercer n.
co·erci·ble adj.

coerce [koh-urss]
Verb
[-ercing, -erced] to compel or force [Latin co- together + arcere to enclose]
coercion n
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Verb1.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"; "He squeezed her for information"
turn up the heat, turn up the pressure - apply great or increased pressure; "The Democrats turned up the heat on their candidate to concede the election"
drive - to compel or force or urge relentlessly or exert coercive pressure on, or motivate strongly; "She is driven by her passion"
bludgeon - overcome or coerce as if by using a heavy club; "The teacher bludgeoned the students into learning the math formulas"
steamroll, steamroller - bring to a specified state by overwhelming force or pressure; "The Senator steamrollered the bill to defeat"
squeeze for - squeeze someone for money, information, etc.
dragoon, railroad, sandbag - compel by coercion, threats, or crude means; "They sandbagged him to make dinner for everyone"
terrorise, terrorize - coerce by violence or with threats
compel, obligate, oblige - force somebody to do something; "We compel all students to fill out this form"
bring oneself - cause to undertake a certain action, usually used in the negative; "He could not bring himself to call his parents"

coerce
verb force, compel, bully, intimidate, railroad (informal) constrain, bulldoze (informal) dragoon, pressurize, browbeat, press-gang, twist (someone's) arm (informal) drive
Translations

coerce [kəuˈəːs] vtforzar, coaccionar
coerce [kəuˈəːs] vtcontraindre
coerce [kəuˈəːs] vtzwingen
coerce [kəuˈəːs] vtcostringere

coerce
v coerce [kəuˈəːs]
to force (a person into doing something). dwingيُرغِم، يُكرِهпринждавам(při/v/do)nutittvingenötigenεξαναγκάζωcoaccionarsundimaمجبور کردنpakottaacontraindreלִכפּוֹתजबरदस्ती करनाprisiliti, obuzdatikényszerítmemaksaþvingacostringere強制する억지로 시키다priverstipiespiestmemaksadwingentvinge, presseprzymuszaćcoagira constrângeпринуждатьprinútiťpriganjatiprisilititvinga, framtvinga, tilltvinga sigบีบบังคับzorlamak強制примушуватиدباؤ ڈالنا ، مجبور کرناép buộc
n coˈercion [-ʃən]
dwangإِكْراه، إِجْبار، قَسْـرпринудаnátlak, donucovánítvangder Zwangεξαναγκασμόςcoacciónsundimineاجبار؛ فشار و تهدیدpakottaminencoercitionכְּפִייָהजोर-जबरदस्तीsiljenje, obuzdavanjekényszerítéspaksaanvaldbeiting, nauðungcoercizione強制강제prievartapiespiešanapaksaandwangtvang, pressprzymuscoacçãoconstrângereпринуждениеnátlakpriganjanjeprisilatvång, betvingandeการบีบบังคับzorlama強制примушення, насильствоاستبدادsự ép buộc

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