coerce in English dictionary

  • coerce

    Meanings and definitions of "coerce"

    • To restrain by force, especially by law or authority; to repress; to curb.
    • (transitive) to use force, threat, fraud, or intimidation in attempt to compel one to act against his will.
    • (transitive, computing) to force an attribute, normally of a data type, to take on the attribute of another data type.
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To restrain by force, especially by law or authority; to repress; to curb.
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To use force, threat, fraud, or intimidation in attempt to compel one to act against his will.
    • verb
      (transitive, computing)
      To force an attribute, normally of a data type, to take on the attribute of another data type.
    • to use force, threat, or intimidation in attempt to compel one to act against his will
    • To exert violence, or constraint upon or against a person in order to obtain something by physical, moral or intellectual means.
    • verb
      to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means; "She forced him to take a job in the city"; "He squeezed her for information"

    Synonyms of "coerce" in English dictionary

    oblige, obligate, squeeze are the top synonyms of "coerce" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of coerce

    • coerce ( third-person singular simple present coerces, present participle coercing, simple past and past participle coerced)
    • coerce (third-person singular simple present coerces, present participle coercing, simple past and past participle coerced)

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