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coercecoerce /koʊˈɚs/ verb [transitive] ETYMOLOGYcoerceOrigin: 1400-1500 Latin coercere, from co- + arcere to enclose VERB TABLEcoerce |
| Present | I, you, we, they | coerce | | he, she, it | coerces | | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | coerced | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have coerced | | he, she, it | has coerced | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had coerced | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will coerce | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have coerced |
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| Present | I | am coercing | | he, she, it | is coercing | | you, we, they | are coercing | | Past | I, he, she, it | was coercing | | you, we, they | were coercing | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been coercing | | he, she, it | has been coercing | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been coercing | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be coercing | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been coercing |
THESAURUSmake somebody do something► force if a person or situation forces you to do something, it causes you do something you do not want to do: The economy has forced a lot of companies out of business. ► make to force someone to do something: I wish there was something I could do to make her quit smoking. ► pressure somebody into something (also put pressure on somebody to do something) to try to make someone do something by using influence, arguments, threats, etc.: Don’t let them pressure you into making a donation. ► coerce to force someone to do something by threatening or using force: Did the police coerce the suspect into admitting to the crime? ► compel to force someone to do something by using official power or authority, or to be forced to do something because of a situation: The law compels large companies to provide health insurance for their workers. The resulting scandal compelled her to resign. ► obligate/oblige if a duty, need, or a legal contract obligates you to do something, it makes you feel you must do it. Oblige sounds more literary than obligate: His position as a judge obligates him to be fair and impartial. ► impel formal if a situation or emotion impels you to do something it makes you feel very strongly that you must do it: I felt impelled to find out more. to make someone do something he or she does not want to do using threats or force SYN force: coerce somebody into doing something Don’t coerce a child into wearing something he or she doesn’t like.► see thesaurus at force2 [Origin: 1400–1500 Latin coercere, from co- + arcere to enclose] |