English-Thai Dictionary

coerce

VT บีบบังคับ  ู ทำให้ กลัว  คาดคั้น  เค้น  บังคับ  ขู่เข็ญ  force hale pressure bib-bang-kab

 

coerce into

PHRV บีบบังคับ  ขู่เข็ญ  railroad into bib-bang-kab

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

COERCE

v.t. 1. To restrain by force; to keep from acting, or transgressing, particularly by moral force, as by law or authority; to repress.
2. To compel; to constrain.
These causes--coerced by those which preceded and coercing those which followed.

 

COERCED

pp. Restrained by force; compelled.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

COERCE

Co *erce ", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Coerced; p. pr. & vb. n. Coercing. ]Etym: [L. coërcere; co- + arcere to shut up, to press together. See Ark. ]

 

1. To restrain by force, especially by law or authority; to repress; to curb. Burke. Punishments are manifold, that they may coerce this profligate sort. Ayliffe.

 

2. To compel or constrain to any action; as, to coerce a man to vote for a certain candidate.

 

3. To compel or enforce; as, to coerce obedience.

 

Syn. -- To Coerce, Compel. To compel denotes to urge on by force which cannot be resisted. The term aplies equally to physical and moral force; as, compelled by hunger; compelled adverse circumstances; compelled by parental affection. Coerce had at first only the negative sense of checking or restraining by force; as, to coerce a bad man by punishments or a prisoner with fetters. It has now gained a positive sense. , viz. , that of driving a person into the performance of some act which is required of him by another; as, to coerce a man to sign a contract; to coerce obedience. In this sense (which is now the prevailing one ), coerce differs but little from compel, and yet there is a distinction between them. Coercion is usually acomplished by indirect means, as threats and intimidation, physical force being more rarely employed in coercing.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

coerce

co erce |kōˈərs koʊˈərs | ▶verb [ with obj. ] persuade (an unwilling person ) to do something by using force or threats: they were coerced into silence. • obtain (something ) by such means: their confessions were allegedly coerced by torture. DERIVATIVES co er ci ble adjective ORIGIN late Middle English: from Latin coercere ‘restrain, ’ from co- ‘jointly, together ’ + arcere ‘restrain. ’

 

Oxford Dictionary

coerce

coerce |kəʊˈəːs | ▶verb [ with obj. ] persuade (an unwilling person ) to do something by using force or threats: he was coerced into giving evidence. • obtain (something ) from someone by using force or threats: their confessions were allegedly coerced by torture. DERIVATIVES coercible adjective ORIGIN late Middle English: from Latin coercere ‘restrain ’, from co- ‘together ’ + arcere ‘restrain ’.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

coerce

coerce verb he was coerced into giving evidence: pressure, pressurize, press, push, constrain; force, compel, oblige, browbeat, bludgeon, bully, threaten, intimidate, dragoon, twist someone's arm; informal railroad, squeeze, lean on. CHOOSE THE RIGHT WORD See compel . These notes show fine distinctions in meaning between closely related synonyms to help you find the best word.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

coerce

coerce verb he was coerced into giving evidence: pressure, pressurize, bring pressure to bear on, use pressure on, put pressure on, constrain, lean on, press, push; force, compel, oblige, put under an obligation, browbeat, brainwash, bludgeon, bully, threaten, prevail on, work on, act on, influence, intimidate, dragoon, twist someone's arm, strong-arm; N. Amer. blackjack; informal bulldoze, railroad, squeeze, put the screws /squeeze on; Brit. informal bounce; N. Amer. informal hustle, fast-talk. ANTONYMS persuade. CHOOSE THE RIGHT WORD coerce, compel, force, oblige See compel . These notes show fine distinctions in meaning between closely related synonyms to help you find the best word.

 

Spanish Dictionary

coercer

coercer verbo transitivo Impedir a una persona que haga cierta cosa :coercer a un testigo para que no declare en un juicio . Conjugación [2 ] como mecer .

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

coerce

co erce /koʊə́ː r s /動詞 他動詞 ｟かたく ｠ «…することを » 〈人 〉に強要 [強制 ]する, 〈人 〉に無理やり «…» させる «into do ing , to do » ; 〈人 〉を抑圧する ▸ I was coerced to obey .私は無理やり従わされた .