Definisjon av coerce

Vi fant 5 definisjoner av coerceengelsk.

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Verb

coerce - to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means :"She forced him to take a job in the city"; "He squeezed her for information"
hale, squeeze, pressure, force
compel, obligate, oblige force somebody to do something; "We compel all students to fill out this form"
turn up the heat, turn up the pressure apply great or increased pressure; "The Democrats turned up the heat on their candidate to concede the election"
drive move into a desired direction of discourse; "What are you driving at?"
bludgeon overcome or coerce as if by using a heavy club; "The teacher bludgeoned the students into learning the math formulas"
steamroll, steamroller make level or flat with a steamroller; "steamroll the roads"
squeeze for squeeze someone for money, information, etc.
dragoon, railroad, sandbag subjugate by imposing troops
terrorise, terrorize coerce by violence or with threats
bring oneself cause to undertake a certain action, usually used in the negative; "He could not bring himself to call his parents"
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Verb

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

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  • coerce
    To exert violence, or constraint upon or against a person in order to obtain something by physical, moral or intellectual means.

Verb

  • Infinitiv: (to) coerce
  • Presens: coerce / coerces
  • Preteritum: coerced
  • Perfektum: (have) coerced

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