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- DictionaryCo·erce/kōˈərs/
verb
- 1. persuade (an unwilling person) to do something by using force or threats: "they were coerced into silence"
: to compel to an act or choice. was coerced into agreeing. abusers who coerce their victims into silence. 2. : to achieve by force or threat. coerce compliance. coerce obedience. 3. : to restrain or dominate by force. religion in the past has tried to coerce the irreligious W. R. Inge. coercible. kō-ˈər-sə-bəl. adjective. Synonyms. blackjack.
coerce. verb [ T ] formal uk / kəʊˈɜːs / us / koʊˈɝːs / Add to word list. to persuade someone forcefully to do something that they are unwilling to do: be coerced into The court heard that the six defendants had been coerced into making a confession. Synonyms. force. pressure US. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Causing somebody to act.
to compel by force, intimidation, or authority, especially without regard for individual desire or volition: They coerced him into signing the document. to bring about through the use of force or other forms of compulsion; exact: to coerce obedience. to dominate or control, especially by exploiting fear, anxiety, etc.:
coerce. verb [ T ] formal us / koʊˈɝːs / uk / kəʊˈɜːs / Add to word list. to persuade someone forcefully to do something that they are unwilling to do: be coerced into The court heard that the six defendants had been coerced into making a confession. Synonyms. force. pressure US. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Causing somebody to act.
To coerce is to manipulate, use aggressive arguments, pressure unfairly, or threaten — really, this isn't very civilized behavior, is it? Handy synonyms for this verb include force and pressure . In a gangster film, you might hear a character say he "put the squeeze" on someone — another way of saying he coerced them.
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.
6 days ago · 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 use of force or other forms of compulsion; exact. to coerce obedience. 3. to dominate or control, esp. by exploiting fear, anxiety, etc.
Definition of coerce verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
(computing) To force an attribute, normally of a data type, to take on the attribute of another data type. Wiktionary. Synonyms: discipline. threaten. pressure. make. force. dictate. cow. constrain. compel. bully. bulldoze. blackmail. restrict.
verb. /koʊˈərs/ coerce somebody (into something/into doing something) coerce somebody (to do something) (formal) Verb Forms. to force someone to do something by using threats They were coerced into negotiating a settlement. Definitions on the go.
