OXFORD 9000
📚 verb • entry_id 22236

coerce

/koʊˈɝs/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
coercer
To restrain by force, especially by law or authority; to repress; to curb.
coercer
To use force, threat, fraud, or intimidation in an attempt to compel one to act against their will.
A woman who freely engages in any of these activities, or who rejects anti-porn dogma, is thought to be coerced, brainwashed, an apologist of the patriarchy or a "social man." A wo…
They coerced their children into going to the country park.
coercer
To force an attribute, normally of a data type, to take on the attribute of another data type.