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coerces

coerces is the third-person singular simple present indicative of coerce.

Meaning of coerce

Verb

coerce (third-person singular simple present coerces, present participle coercing, simple past and past participle coerced)

  1. (transitive) To restrain by force, especially by law or authority; to repress; to curb.
  2. (transitive) 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.
    Synonyms:
    hustle
  3. (transitive) To force an attribute, normally of a data type, to take on the attribute of another data type.

Questions about coerces

What is coerces the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Coerces is the third-person singular simple present indicative of coerce.

Words near coerces in the dictionary

  1. coercees
  2. coercement
  3. coercements
  4. coercer
  5. coercers
  6. coerces
  7. coercibility
  8. coercible
  9. coercibleness
  10. coercibly
  11. coercimeter

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