coerce
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coerce
- /kəʊˈɜːs/ UK
- /koʊˈɝs/ Canada, US
- /kəʉˈɜːs/ Australia
- /kɐʉˈøːs/ New Zealand
Rhymes with -ɜː(ɹ)s
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From Latin coërceō (“to surround, encompass, restrain, control, curb”), from co- (“together”) + arceō (“to inclose, confine, keep off”).
verb coerces · coercing · coerced
- To restrain by force, especially by law or authority; to repress; to curb.
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To use force, threat, fraud, or intimidation in an attempt to compel one to act against their will.
They coerced their children into going to the country park.
Similar: hustle
- To force an attribute, normally of a data type, to take on the attribute of another data type.
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verb to restrain by force, especially by law or authority; to repress; to curb
| Español | coercer |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 強行制止 /强行制止 qiángxíng zhìzhǐ, 強制 /强制 qiángzhì, 約束 /约束 yuēshù |
| Français | retenir |
| Deutsch | erzwingen |
| Русский | уде́рживать udérživatʹ, удержа́ть uderžátʹ |
verb to use force, threat, or intimidation in attempt to compel one to act against their will
| Español | coaccionar |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 강요하다 gang'yohada |
| 日本語 | 強いる shiiru |
| 中文 | 強迫 /强迫 qiǎngpò, qiángpò, 脅迫 /胁迫 xiépò, 威脅 /威胁 wēixié |
| Português | coagir, forçar |
| Français | forcer, contraindre |
| Deutsch | zwingen |
| Italiano | costringere |
| Ελληνικά | αναγκάζω anagkázo, εξαναγκάζω exanagkázo |
| Русский | заставля́ть zastavljátʹ, заста́вить zastávitʹ, принужда́ть prinuždátʹ, прину́дить prinúditʹ |
| العربية | أَجْبَرَ ʔajbara, اِضْطَرَّ iḍṭarra |
verb to force an attribute, normally of a data type, to take on the attribute of another data type
| Español | coercer |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 強迫轉型 /强迫转型 qiǎngpò zhuǎnxíng |
| Français | forcer |
| Deutsch | konvertieren, erzwingen |
Talk about this word "coerce." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/coerce. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. coerce. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/coerce "coerce." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/coerce.Cite this
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