| Definitions of 'coerce' |
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1. (verb) coerce, hale, squeeze, pressure, force
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"
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| Definitions of 'coerce' |
Webster 1913 Dictionary |
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1. (verb) coerce
to restrain by force, especially by law or authority; to repress; to curb
2. (verb) coerce
to compel or constrain to any action; as, to coerce a man to vote for a certain candidate
3. (verb) coerce
to compel or enforce; as, to coerce obedience
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