Definition of coerces Coerces
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What does coerces mean?
Wiktionary 
Part of speech
đ¤- coerces, verb, present, 3rd person singular of coerce (infinitive).
WordNet
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| coerce - 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" | ||
| hale, squeeze, pressure, force | ||
| compel, obligate, oblige force somebody to do something; "We compel all students to fill out this form" | ||
| turn up the heat, turn up the pressure apply great or increased pressure; "The Democrats turned up the heat on their candidate to concede the election" | ||
| drive move into a desired direction of discourse; "What are you driving at?" | ||
| bludgeon overcome or coerce as if by using a heavy club; "The teacher bludgeoned the students into learning the math formulas" | ||
| steamroll, steamroller make level or flat with a steamroller; "steamroll the roads" | ||
| squeeze for squeeze someone for money, information, etc. | ||
| dragoon, railroad, sandbag subjugate by imposing troops | ||
| terrorise, terrorize coerce by violence or with threats | ||
| bring oneself cause to undertake a certain action, usually used in the negative; "He could not bring himself to call his parents" | ||
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Wiktionary
- coerce (Verb)
To restrain by force, especially by law or authority; to repress; to curb. - coerce (Verb)
To use force, threat, fraud, or intimidation in attempt to compel one to act against his will. - coerce (Verb)
To force an attribute, normally of a data type, to take on the attribute of another data type.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary đ
- coerce (v. t.)
To restrain by force, especially by law or authority; to repress; to curb. - coerce (v. t.)
To compel or constrain to any action; as, to coerce a man to vote for a certain candidate. - coerce (v. t.)
To compel or enforce; as, to coerce obedience.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ί
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coerce
To exert violence, or constraint upon or against a person in order to obtain something by physical, moral or intellectual means.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary đ
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coerce
kĹ-Ärsâ˛, v.t. to restrain by force: to compel.âadj. Coerâ˛cible.âadv. Coerâ˛cibly.âns. Coerâ˛cion, restraint: government by force; Coerâ˛cionist.âadj. Coerâ˛cive, having power to coerce: compelling.âadv. Coerâ˛cively.ân. Coerâ˛civeness. [L. coercÄreâco-, together, arcÄre, to shut in.]
Part of speech
đ¤- coerce, verb, present, 1st person singular of coerce (infinitive).
- coerce, verb (infinitive).
