coerce

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Pronunciation

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

Verb

coerce (coerces, present participle coercing; 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.
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

• German: erzwingen
• Russian: удерживать

Translations

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

Translations

• French: forcer

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