Results for coerce
On this page:
 
Dictionary:

coerce

  (kō-ûrs') pronunciation
tr.v., -erced, -erc·ing, -erc·es.
  1. To force to act or think in a certain way by use of pressure, threats, or intimidation; compel.
  2. To dominate, restrain, or control forcibly: coerced the strikers into compliance. See synonyms at force.
  3. To bring about by force or threat: efforts to coerce agreement.

[Latin coercēre, to control, restrain : co-, co- + arcēre, to enclose, confine.]

coercer co·erc'er n.
coercible co·erc'i·ble adj.
 
 
Thesaurus: coerce

verb

  1. To compel by pressure or threats: blackjack, dragoon, force. Informal hijack, strong-arm. See persuasion/dissuasion.
  2. To cause (a person or thing) to act or move in spite of resistance: compel, constrain, force, make, obligate, oblige, pressure. See attack/defend.

 
Antonyms: coerce

v

Definition: compel, press
Antonyms: leave alone


 
Word Tutor: coerce
pronunciation

IN BRIEF: Compel or force to make obedient.

pronunciation One army tried to coerce the other army to give up before a shot could be fired.

 
Translations: Translations for: Coerce

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - tvinge

idioms:

  • coerce into    tvinge til

Nederlands (Dutch)
(af)dwingen

Français (French)
v. tr. - contraindre, exercer des pressions sur

idioms:

  • coerce into    contraindre à faire

Deutsch (German)
v. - zwingen

idioms:

  • coerce into    zwingen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - (κατ)αναγκάζω, εξαναγκάζω

idioms:

  • coerce into    εξαναγκάζω, υποχρεώνω

Italiano (Italian)
forzare, costringere

idioms:

  • coerce into    costringere a

Português (Portuguese)
v. - coagir

idioms:

  • coerce into    coagir alguém a fazer algo

Русский (Russian)
принуждать

idioms:

  • coerce into    заставлять делать что-либо

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - forzar, obligar, coaccionar

idioms:

  • coerce into    forzar a, obligar a, coaccionar a, compeler a

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - tvinga till underkastelse, undertrycka, tvinga, framtvinga

中文(简体) (Chinese (Simplified))
强制, 强迫

idioms:

  • coerce into    迫使, 强制

中文(繁體) (Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 強制, 強迫

idioms:

  • coerce into    迫使, 強制

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 강요하다, 억압하다

idioms:

  • coerce into    ~에게 억지로 시키다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 強制する, 強要して…させる, 圧迫する

idioms:

  • coerce into    強制させる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) أجبره, أكرهه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮הכריח, דיכא‬


 
 

Join the WikiAnswers Q&A community. Post a question or answer questions about "coerce" at WikiAnswers.

 

Copyrights:

Dictionary. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright © 2007, 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Updated in 2007. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.  Read more
Thesaurus. Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary Copyright © 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.  Read more
Answers Corporation Antonyms. © 1999-2008 by Answers Corporation. All rights reserved.  Read more
Word Tutor. Copyright © 2004-present by eSpindle Learning, a 501(c) nonprofit organization. All rights reserved.
eSpindle provides personalized spelling and vocabulary tutoring online; free trial Read more
Translations. Copyright © 2007, WizCom Technologies Ltd. All rights reserved.  Read more

Search for answers directly from your browser with the FREE Answers.com Toolbar!  
Click here to download now. 

Get Answers your way! Check out all our free tools and products.

On this page:   E-mail   print Print  Link  

 

Keep Reading

Mentioned In: