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Associations to the word «Coerce»

Wiktionary

COERCE, verb. To restrain by force, especially by law or authority; to repress; to curb.
COERCE, verb. (transitive) to use force, threat, fraud, or intimidation in attempt to compel one to act against his will.
COERCE, verb. (transitive) (computing) to force an attribute, normally of a data type, to take on the attribute of another data type.

Dictionary definition

COERCE, verb. To cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means :"She forced him to take a job in the city"; "He squeezed her for information".

Wise words

The chief difference between words and deeds is that words are always intended for men for their approbation, but deeds can be done only for God.
Leo Tolstoy