verb · transitive · rare

coerce

coerce · coerces · coerced · coercing

змусити, примусити, змушувати, примушувати

удержать, удерживать, заставить, заставлять

erzwingen, zwingen, konvertieren

To restrain by force, especially by law or authorityTo restrain by force, especially by law or authority; to repress; to curb.

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UK/kəʊˈɜːs/US/koʊˈɝs/

» I won't be coerced.

Ich lasse mich nicht zwingen.

Мене не примусити.

Мене не примусять.

Meaning

3 senses

(transitive)To restrain by force, especially by law or authority; to repress; to curb.
erzwingen
уде́рживатьudérživatʹ, удержа́тьuderžátʹ
(transitive)To use force, threat, fraud, or intimidation in an attempt to compel one to act against their will.
They coerced their children into going to the country park.
zwingen
заставля́тьzastavljátʹ, заста́витьzastávitʹ, принужда́тьprinuždátʹ
приму́шуватиprymúšuvaty, приму́ситиprymúsyty, зму́шуватиzmúšuvaty
(transitive)To force an attribute, normally of a data type, to take on the attribute of another data type.
konvertieren, erzwingen

More definitions

to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means

Examples

18 sentences

I won't be coerced.
Мене не примусити.
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Are you being coerced?
Тебе примушують?
ruТебя заставляют?
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Tom was coerced into doing that.
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He was coerced into helping the thieves.
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Have you been threatened or coerced into pleading guilty?
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Translations

9 languages

Українська

By meaning 1

to use force, threat, or intimidation in attempt to compel one to act against their will:

Русский

By meaning 2

to restrain by force, especially by law or authority; to repress; to curb:

to use force, threat, or intimidation in attempt to compel one to act against their will:

Deutsch

By meaning 3

to restrain by force, especially by law or authority; to repress; to curb:

to use force, threat, or intimidation in attempt to compel one to act against their will:

to force an attribute, normally of a data type, to take on the attribute of another data type:

Origin

From Latin coërceō (“to surround, encompass, restrain, control, curb”), from co- (“togethe

From Latin coërceō (“to surround, encompass, restrain, control, curb”), from co- (“together”) + arceō (“to inclose, confine, keep off”).

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Forms

coerces, coercing, coerced, coerced

Base form	coerce · to coerce
3rd person singular	coerces
Present participle	coercing
Past simple	coerced
Past participle	coerced

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, they	coerce
he, she, it	coerces

Past simpleLesson

all persons

coerced

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, they	have coerced
he, she, it	has coerced

Future simple (will)Lesson

all persons

will coerce

Synonyms

9 synonyms

compelC1 bullyB2 hustle dragoon bludgeon

Close in meaning

to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means:hale squeeze pressure force

Word family

6 related words

Relatedcoercive coercion

Derivedcoercee coercement coercer coercible

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle