coerce
coerce
Definition
co·erce (kō ʉrs′)
transitive verb -·erced′, -·erc′·ing
- to restrain or constrain by force, esp. by legal authority; curb
- to force or compel, as by threats, to do something
- to bring about by using force; enforce
Etymology: ME cohercen < OFr cohercier < L coercere, to surround, restrain < co-, together + arcere, to confine: see exercise
co·er′·cible adjective
co·er′·cibly adverb
coerce
Synonyms
coerce
v.
coerce
Usage Examples
Object
- treatment: It would therefore appear that DTTOs are reflective of the style of partially coerced treatment adjudged to be the most ethically acceptable.
- person: Often they " tread on egg-shells " for fear of making matters worse, or they try to coerce the person into stopping.
- woman: It appears from the article that you find it difficult to believe that GPs could coerce women into a hospital birth.
- people: The Home Office is to consult on a specific offense to help young people coerced into relationships.
- government: Today they bribe and coerce governments for the same purposes.
- child: But, sadly and unfortunately, it has become a standard in our society to force and coerce a young child under a veil.
Subject
- threat: They have refused to be coerced by the threats to future investments.
- circumstance: You cannot be coerced by circumstances which arise without a human being involved.
Preposition: into
- marriage: A forced marriage is one where one or both parties are coerced into a marriage against their will and under duress.
- sex: Worldwide at least one in every three women is beaten, coerced into sex or abused in her lifetime, usually by her partner.
- prostitution: The principle objective of the project is to lower the number of young girls ( and boys ) being coerced into prostitution.
Modifying Another Word
- almost: Our youngsters are almost coerced into growing up far too fast and far too soon by some of the pressures and policies around them.
- not: We are not forced; we are not coerced.
- n't: A leader does n't coerce people into change that they resist.
- physically: Jane did everything she could to avoid this marriage, but was physically coerced.
- actually: Up until 1942, labor service in Germany was theoretically voluntary, but was actually coerced by strong economic and governmental pressure.
- also: The parsons in both villages were also coerced into promising to reduce by half the income they took from tithes.
Followed by an intransitive particle
- out: I showed him my UK press card and the cover note I managed to coerce out of a UK news agency.
Preposition: in
- way: They were not being coerced in any way except verbally.
Preposition: by
- threat: They have refused to be coerced by the threats to future investments.
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