coerce

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb

To restrain by force, especially by law or authority; to repress; to curb.
To use force, threat, fraud, or intimidation in an attempt to compel one to act against their will.
To force an attribute, normally of a data type, to take on the attribute of another data type.

/koʊˈɝs/ en-us-coerce.ogg /kəʊˈɜːs/

coerce coerces coercing coerced

From Latin coërceō (“to surround, encompass, restrain, control, curb”), from co- (“together”) + arceō (“to inclose, confine, keep off”).

compel bully dragoon bludgeon hustle

coercee coercement coercer coercible coercion coercive

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