English Explanatory Dictionary

coercive

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Displaying a tendency or intent to coerce.
  2. Such that the ratio of |F(x)| to x approaches infinity as x approaches infinity.

Pronunciation

/kəʊˈɜː(ɹ)sɪv/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-coercive.wav

Word forms

coercive more coercive most coercive

Etymology

From coerce + -ive.

Derived words

anticoercive cocoercive coercive citation coercive control coercive force coercively coerciveness coercive persuasion coercivity discoercive hypocoercive noncoercive semicoercive uncoercive
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