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coerce
verb
- coerced, coercing
1. To force or compel them to do it, using threats, etc.
- Thesaurus: force, compel, bully, intimidate, constrain, browbeat, impel, strong-arm, twist someone's arm, put the screws on.
- Form: coerce someone into something (often)
adj
noun
- The use of force to get someone to do something
- Thesaurus: compulsion, force, constraint, pressure, duress, threats, exaction, intimidation.
adj
adverb
