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Definition of Coerce
1. Verb. To cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means :. "They coerce him to write the letter"; "He squeezed her for information"
Exact synonyms: Force, Hale, Pressure, Squeeze
Causes: Act, Move
Specialized synonyms: Turn Up The Heat, Turn Up The Pressure, Drive, Bludgeon, Steamroll, Steamroller, Squeeze For, Dragoon, Railroad, Sandbag, Terrorise, Terrorize, Bring Oneself
Generic synonyms: Compel, Obligate, Oblige
Derivative terms: Coercion, Coercion, Coercive, Force, Force, Pressure, Pressure, Squeeze
Causes: Act, Move
Specialized synonyms: Turn Up The Heat, Turn Up The Pressure, Drive, Bludgeon, Steamroll, Steamroller, Squeeze For, Dragoon, Railroad, Sandbag, Terrorise, Terrorize, Bring Oneself
Generic synonyms: Compel, Obligate, Oblige
Derivative terms: Coercion, Coercion, Coercive, Force, Force, Pressure, Pressure, Squeeze
Definition of Coerce
1. v. t. To restrain by force, especially by law or authority; to repress; to curb.
Definition of Coerce
1. to compel by force or threat [v -ERCED, -ERCING, -ERCES]