About The Word Coerce
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Coerce Definition And Meaning |
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What's The Definition Of Coerce?
[v] to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means :"She forced him to take a job in the city"
Synonyms | Synonyms for Coerce: force | hale | pressure Related Terms | Find terms related to Coerce: beat down | beset | blackjack | bludgeon | break | browbeat | bulldoze | bully | castrate | clamp down on | compel | concuss | constrain | cow | daunt | despotize | domineer | domineer over | dragoon | enslave | grind | grind down | henpeck | hijack | intimidate | keep down | keep under | lord it over | make | menace | oblige | oppress | overawe | overbear | overmaster | override | press heavy on | push | repress | ride over | ride roughshod over | shanghai | shotgun | steamroller | strong-arm | subjugate | suppress | terrorize | threaten | trample down | trample upon | tread down | tread upon | tyrannize | tyrannize over | unman | urge | use violence | walk all over | walk over | weigh heavy on See Also | act | bludgeon | bring oneself | compel | dragoon | drive | move | obligate | oblige | railroad | sandbag | squeeze for | steamroll | steamroller | terrorise | terrorize | turn up the heat | turn up the pressure Coerce In Webster's Dictionary \Co*erce"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Coerced}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Coercing}.] [L. co["e]rcere; co- + arcere to shut up, to
press together. See {Ark}.]
1. To restrain by force, especially by law or authority; to
repress; to curb. --Burke.
Punishments are manifold, that they may coerce this
profligate sort. --Ayliffe.
2. To compel or constrain to any action; as, to coerce a man
to vote for a certain candidate.
3. To compel or enforce; as, to coerce obedience.
Syn: To {Coerce}, {Compel}.
Usage: To compel denotes to urge on by force which cannot be
resisted. The term aplies equally to physical and
moral force; as, compelled by hunger; compelled
adverse circumstances; compelled by parental
affection. Coerce had at first only the negative sense
of checking or restraining by force; as, to coerce a
bad man by punishments or a prisoner with fetters. It
has now gained a positive sense., viz., that of
driving a person into the performance of some act
which is required of him by another; as, to coerce a
man to sign a contract; to coerce obedience. In this
sense (which is now the prevailing one), coerce
differs but little from compel, and yet there is a
distinction between them. Coercion is usually
acomplished by indirect means, as threats and
intimidation, physical force being more rarely
employed in coercing.
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