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Meaning of coerce in English
Pronunciation
/koʊˈərs/
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Verb
coerce
Etymology
late Middle English: from Latin coercere‘restrain’, from co-‘together’ + arcere‘restrain’
Definitions
1.
to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means :"She forced him to take a job in the city"
Examples
« He squeezed her for information »