dragoon (redirected from dragooning)

dra·goon  (dr-gn, dr-)

n.

A member of a European military unit trained and armed to fight mounted or on foot.

tr.v. dra·gooned, dra·goon·ing, dra·goons

1. To subjugate or persecute by the imposition of troops.

2. To compel by violent measures or threats; coerce.

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[French dragon, carbine, dragoon, from Old French, dragon; see dragon.]

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dragoon

Noun

a heavily armed cavalryman

Verb

to coerce or force: we were dragooned into participating [French dragon]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	dragoon - a member of a European military unit formerly composed of heavily armed cavalrymen cavalryman, trooper - a soldier mounted on horseback; "a cavalryman always takes good care of his mount"
Verb	1.	dragoon - compel by coercion, threats, or crude means; "They sandbagged him to make dinner for everyone" railroad, sandbag coerce, force, hale, pressure, squeeze - 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"
	2.	dragoon - subjugate by imposing troops subjugate, subject - make subservient; force to submit or subdue

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dragoon

verb force, drive, compel, bully, intimidate, railroad (informal) constrain, coerce, impel, strong-arm (informal) browbeat

Translations

dragoon [drəˈguːn] n (= cavalryman) → dragón m

vt to dragoon sb into doing sth → forzar a algn a hacer algo

dragoon [drəˈguːn] n (= cavalryman) → dragon m

vt to dragoon sb into doing sth (Brit) → forcer qn à faire qch

dragoon [drəˈguːn] n → Dragoner m

vt to dragoon sb into doing sth (Brit) → jdn zwingen, etw zu tun

dragoon [drəˈguːn] n (= cavalryman) → dragone m

vt to dragoon sb into doing sth (BRIT) → costringere qn a fare qc