coerce
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verb (used with object), co·erced, co·erc·ing.
1.
to compel by force, intimidation, or authority, especially without regard for individual desire or volition: They coerced him into signing the document.
2.
to bring about through the use of force or other forms of compulsion; exact: to coerce obedience.
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| —vb | |
| (tr) to compel or restrain by force or authority without regard to individual wishes or desires | |
| [C17: from Latin coercēre to confine, restrain, from co- together + arcēre to enclose] | |
| co'ercer | |
| —n | |
| co'ercible | |
| —adj | |
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Word Origin & History
coerce
c.1451, from M.Fr. cohercer, from L. coercere "to control, restrain," from com- "together" + arcere "to enclose, confine, contain, ward off," from PIE *ark- "to hold, contain, guard" (see arcane).
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Example sentences
The real dishonesty is the attempt to coerce someone to see something they don't see and then cite them for lack of imagination.
The film crew then attempts to coerce residents of neighboring villages to play the extras.
He lusted after the headlines, and hoped strong-arm tactics would coerce settlements.
Dictators have the tendency to coerce their subjects into absolute obedience and capitulation and to stifle voices of dissent.
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