coerce
11coerce — UK [kəʊˈɜː(r)s] / US [koʊˈɜrs] verb [transitive] Word forms coerce : present tense I/you/we/they coerce he/she/it coerces present participle coercing past tense coerced past participle coerced to make someone do something by using force or… …
12coerce — co•erce [[t]koʊˈɜrs[/t]] v. t. erced, erc•ing 1) to compel by force or intimidation: to coerce someone into signing a document[/ex] 2) to bring about through force; exact: to coerce obedience[/ex] 3) to dominate or control, esp. by exploiting… …
13coerce — coercer, n. coercible, adj. /koh errs /, v.t., coerced, coercing. 1. to compel by force, intimidation, or authority, esp. without regard for individual desire or volition: They coerced him into signing the document. 2. to bring about through the… …
14coerce — verb Coerce is used with these nouns as the object: ↑confession, ↑testimony …
15coerce — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. compel, force, make. See compulsion. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To force] Syn. impel, compel, constrain, pressure; see force 1 , threaten 1 . 2. [To restrain] Syn. restrict, constrain, curb, control;… …
16coerce — co|erce [kəuˈə:s US ˈkouə:rs] v [T] [Date: 1400 1500; : Latin; Origin: coercere, from co ( CO ) + arcere to enclose ] to force someone to do something they do not want to do by threatening them coerce sb into (doing) sth ▪ The rebels coerced the… …
17coerce — [17] The underlying etymological meaning of coerce is ‘restraining’ or ‘confining’. It comes from the Latin compound verb coercēre ‘constrain’, which was formed from the prefix co ‘together’ and the verb arcēre ‘shut up, ward off’ (possibly a… …
18coerce — verb (T) to force someone to do something they do not want to do by threatening them: coerce sb into doing sth: The rebels coerced the villagers into hiding them from the army …
19coerce — /koʊˈɜs / (say koh ers) verb (t) (coerced, coercing) 1. to restrain or constrain by force, law, or authority; force or compel, as to do something. 2. to compel by forcible action: coerce obedience. {Latin coercēre hold together} –coercer, noun… …
20coerce — [17] The underlying etymological meaning of coerce is ‘restraining’ or ‘confining’. It comes from the Latin compound verb coercēre ‘constrain’, which was formed from the prefix co ‘together’ and the verb arcēre ‘shut up, ward off’ (possibly a… …
