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View usage for: (koʊɜːʳs) Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense coerces, present participle coercing, past tense, past participle coercedverbIf you coerce someone into doing something, you make them do it, although they do not want to. [formal] Potter claimed he was coerced into pleading guilty. [VERB noun + into] High-pressure sales tactics are employed to coerce people into signing up. [V n into -ing/n] [Also VERB noun to-infinitive ]Synonyms: force, compel, bully, intimidate More Synonyms of coerce coerce in British English (kəʊˈɜːs) verb(transitive) to compel or restrain by force or authority without regard to individual wishes or desires Derived forms coercer (coˈercer) noun coercible (coˈercible) adjective Word origin C17: from Latin coercēre to confine, restrain, from co- together + arcēre to enclose coerce in American English (koʊˈɜrs) verb transitiveWord forms: coˈerced or coˈercing1. to restrain or constrain by force, esp. by legal authority; curb 2. to force or compel, as by threats, to do something 3. to bring about by using force; enforce SIMILAR WORDS: force Derived forms coercible (coˈercible) adjective coercibly (coˈercibly) adverb Word origin ME cohercen < OFr cohercier < L coercere, to surround, restrain < co-, together + arcere, to confine: see exercise Examples of 'coerce' in a sentencecoerce British English: coerce VERB If you coerce someone into doing something, you make them do it, although they do not want to. He argued that the government coerced him into pleading guilty. - American English: coerce
- Brazilian Portuguese: coagir
- Chinese: 胁迫
- European Spanish: coaccionar
- French: contraindre
- German: zwingen
- Italian: costringere
- Japanese: 強要する
- Korean: 강요하다
- European Portuguese: coagir
- Latin American Spanish: coaccionar
Definition to compel or force He argued that the government had coerced him into resigning. Synonyms railroad (informal) press-gang twist (someone's) arm (informal) Additional synonymsDefinition to frighten (someone) with threats attempts to deceive, con, or browbeat the voters Synonyms bully, threaten, cow, intimidate, badger, oppress, hector, coerce, bulldoze (informal), overawe, dragoon, ride roughshod over, tyrannize, overbear, domineerDefinition to coerce (someone) into doing something by intimidation My business partner tried to bulldoze into leaving the company. Synonyms force, bully, intimidate, railroad (informal), cow, hector, coerce, dragoon, browbeat, put the screws on She used to bully me into doing my schoolwork. Synonyms force, coerce, railroad (informal), bulldoze (informal), dragoon, pressurize, browbeat, cow, hector, press-gang, domineer, bullyrag |