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1. (v.t.) coerce
to compel by force or intimidation:
to coerce someone into signing a document.
2. coerce
to bring about through force; exact:
to coerce obedience.
3. coerce
to dominate or control, esp. by exploiting fear, anxiety, etc.
Etymology: (1425–75; late ME < L coercēre to hold in, restrain <co-co - +arcēre to keep in, keep away, akin to arcaark)
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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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Webster 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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Sense: to force (a person into doing something).
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 Afrikaans: dwing |
 Arabic: يُرغِم، يُكرِه |
 Bulgarian: принждавам |
 Brazilian: coagir |
 Czech: (při/v/do)nutit |
 German: nötigen |
 Danish: tvinge |
 Greek: εξαναγκάζω |
 Spanish: coaccionar |
 Estonian: sundima |
 Farsi: مجبور کردن |
 Finnish: pakottaa |
 French: contraindre |
 Hebrew: לִכפּוֹת |
 Hindi: जबरदस्ती करना |
 Croatian: prisiliti, obuzdati |
 Hungarian: kényszerít |
 Indonesian: memaksa |
 Icelandic: þvinga |
 Italian: costringere |
 Japanese: 強制する |
 Korean: 강요하다 |
 Lithuanian: priversti |
 Latvian: piespiest |
 Malay: memaksa |
 Dutch: dwingen |
 Norwegian: tvinge, presse |
 Polish: przymuszać |
 Persian: مجبور کردن |
 Pashto: تېرى كول، جبظ كول: تشدد ك |
 Portuguese: coagir |
 Romanian: a constrânge |
 Russian: принуждать |
 Slovak: prinútiť |
 Slovenian: priganjati |
 Serbian: prisiliti |
 Swedish: tvinga, framtvinga, tillt |
 Thai: บีบบังคับ |
 Turkish: zorlamak |
 Taiwanese: 強迫，強制 |
 Ukrainian: примушувати |
 Urdu: دباؤ ڈالنا ، مجبور کرنا |
 Vietnamese: ép buộc |
 Chinese: 强迫，强制 |
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