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Coerce
Koh-URS
/koʊˈɜːrs/Listen
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Syllable breakdown
coerce
Dictionary meaning
To cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means.
Examples
- They coerced the employee into taking a position in a city they were not interested in living in.
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