coerce

(kō-ûrs')
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.

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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.

v

Definition: compel, press
Antonyms: leave alone

IN BRIEF: Compel or force to make obedient.

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

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• Violent Actions - coerce: compel by force

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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

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