coerce
/koʊˈɝs/ verb C1- To restrain by force, especially by law or authority; to repress; to curb.
- 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.
- To force an attribute, normally of a data type, to take on the attribute of another data type.
He/she/it coerces · Past coerced · Past participle coerced · -ing form coercing
Verb forms
- Base form
- coerce
- He/she/it
- coerces
- Past
- coerced
- Past participle
- coerced
- -ing form
- coercing
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