Dictionary Entry
coerce
coerce is a 6-letter English word with 4 senses as transitive verb and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To restrain by force, especially by law or authority; to repress; to curb. Face value is 10 in Scrabble and 12 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
6 letters · Scrabble 10 · Words With Friends 12 · 4 senses
Definitions
- 1transitive verb
To restrain by force, especially by law or authority; to repress; to curb.
- 2transitive verb
To compel or constrain to any action; as, to coerce a man to vote for a certain candidate.
- 3transitive verb
To compel or enforce; as, to coerce obedience.
- 4verb
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"
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