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   Co·erce

   /kōˈərs/

   

   verb

   • 1. persuade (an unwilling person) to do something by using force or threats: "they were coerced into silence"
   • ▪ obtain (something) by using force or threats: "their confessions were allegedly coerced by torture"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Latin coercere ‘restrain’, from co- ‘together’ + arcere ‘restrain’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. coercer noun
   • 2. coercible adjective

   Scrabble Points: 10

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