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coerce
co·erce C0455700 (kō-ûrs′)tr.v. co·erced, co·erc·ing, co·erc·es 1. To pressure, intimidate, or force (someone) into doing something. See Synonyms at force.2. To bring about or gain by pressure, threat, or force: coerced agreement among the parties; coerced a confession from the suspect.
[Latin coercēre, to control, restrain : co-, co- + arcēre, to enclose, confine.]
co·erc′er n.co·erc′i·ble adj.coerce (kəʊˈɜːs) vb (tr) to compel or restrain by force or authority without regard to individual wishes or desires[C17: from Latin coercēre to confine, restrain, from co- together + arcēre to enclose] coˈercer n coˈercible adjco•erce (koʊˈɜrs)
v.t. -erced, -erc•ing. 1. to compel by force or intimidation: to coerce someone into signing a document. 2. to bring about through force; exact: to coerce obedience. 3. to dominate or control, esp. by exploiting fear, anxiety, etc. [1425–75; late Middle English < Latin coercēre to hold in, restrain <co- co- + arcēre to keep in, keep away, akin to arca ark] co•erc′er, n. co•er′ci•ble, adj. coerce
Past participle: coerced
Gerund: coercing
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| I coerce | | you coerce | | he/she/it coerces | | we coerce | | you coerce | | they coerce |
| Preterite |
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| I coerced | | you coerced | | he/she/it coerced | | we coerced | | you coerced | | they coerced |
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| I am coercing | | you are coercing | | he/she/it is coercing | | we are coercing | | you are coercing | | they are coercing |
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| I have coerced | | you have coerced | | he/she/it has coerced | | we have coerced | | you have coerced | | they have coerced |
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| I was coercing | | you were coercing | | he/she/it was coercing | | we were coercing | | you were coercing | | they were coercing |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had coerced | | you had coerced | | he/she/it had coerced | | we had coerced | | you had coerced | | they had coerced |
| Future |
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| I will coerce | | you will coerce | | he/she/it will coerce | | we will coerce | | you will coerce | | they will coerce |
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| I will have coerced | | you will have coerced | | he/she/it will have coerced | | we will have coerced | | you will have coerced | | they will have coerced |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be coercing | | you will be coercing | | he/she/it will be coercing | | we will be coercing | | you will be coercing | | they will be coercing |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been coercing | | you have been coercing | | he/she/it has been coercing | | we have been coercing | | you have been coercing | | they have been coercing |
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| I will have been coercing | | you will have been coercing | | he/she/it will have been coercing | | we will have been coercing | | you will have been coercing | | they will have been coercing |
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| I had been coercing | | you had been coercing | | he/she/it had been coercing | | we had been coercing | | you had been coercing | | they had been coercing |
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| I would coerce | | you would coerce | | he/she/it would coerce | | we would coerce | | you would coerce | | they would coerce |
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| I would have coerced | | you would have coerced | | he/she/it would have coerced | | we would have coerced | | you would have coerced | | they would have coerced |
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | 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"force, hale, pressure, squeezeturn 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 threatscompel, 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" |
coerceverb force, compel, bully, intimidate, railroad (informal), constrain, bulldoze (informal), dragoon, pressurize, browbeat, press-gang, twist (someone's) arm (informal), drive He argued that the government had coerced him into resigning.coerceverb1. To compel by pressure or threats:blackjack, dragoon, force.Informal: hijack, strong-arm.2. To cause (a person or thing) to act or move in spite of resistance:compel, constrain, force, make, obligate, oblige, pressure.Translationscoerce (kəuˈəːs) verb to force (a person into doing something). 強迫，強制 强迫，强制 coˈercion (-ʃən) noun 強迫，強制 强迫，强制 coerce
coerce (one) into (something)To force, compel, or threaten a person or animal to take a certain action. The maid coerced her famous employer into paying her an exorbitant sum of money. It took a lot of treats to coerce the cat into her carrier for a trip to the vet.See also: coercecoerce (someone or an animal) into somethingto force or compel someone or an animal to do something. I could not coerce her into coming along with us. You cannot coerce a cat into anything.See also: coerceEncyclopediaSeecoercionLegalSeeCoercionCOERCE
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| COERCE➣Conglomerate of Established Resources Co-Operating Efficiently (gaming community) |
coerce
Synonyms for coerceverb forceSynonyms- force
- compel
- bully
- intimidate
- railroad
- constrain
- bulldoze
- dragoon
- pressurize
- browbeat
- press-gang
- twist (someone's) arm
- drive
Synonyms for coerceverb to compel by pressure or threatsSynonyms- blackjack
- dragoon
- force
- hijack
- strong-arm
verb to cause (a person or thing) to act or move in spite of resistanceSynonyms- compel
- constrain
- force
- make
- obligate
- oblige
- pressure
Synonyms for coerceverb to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means :"She forced him to take a job in the city"SynonymsRelated Words- turn up the heat
- turn up the pressure
- drive
- bludgeon
- steamroll
- steamroller
- squeeze for
- dragoon
- railroad
- sandbag
- terrorise
- terrorize
- compel
- obligate
- oblige
- bring oneself
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