coerce

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Etymology

From , from co- ("together") + arcere ("to inclose, confine, keep off"); see arcade, arcane, ark.

Pronunciation

• (America) IPA: /koʊˈɝs/
• (RP) IPA: /kəʊˈɜːs/

Verb

coerce (coerces, present participle coercing; simple past and past participle coerced)

1. (transitive) To restrain by force, especially by law or authority; to repress; to curb.
2. (transitive) 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.

3. (transitive, computing) To force an attribute, normally of a data type, to take on the attribute of another data type.

Synonyms

• compel
• bully
• dragoon

Translations

• French: retenir
• German: erzwingen
• Russian: уде́рживать

Translations

• French: forcer, contraindre
• German: zwingen
• Italian: costringere
• Portuguese: coagir, forçar
• Russian: заставля́ть
• Spanish: coercer

Translations

• French: forcer
• German: konvertieren, erzwingen

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