coerce 音标拼音: [ko'ɚs]
vt . 强制,强迫
强制,强迫
coerce v 1 :
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 " [
synonym :
{
coerce }, {
hale }, {
squeeze }, {
pressure }, {
force }]
Coerce \
Co *
erce "\,
v .
t . [
imp . &
p .
p . {
Coerced };
p .
pr . &
vb .
n . {
Coercing }.] [
L .
co ["
e ]
rcere ;
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 .
[
1913 Webster ]
Punishments are manifold ,
that they may coerce this profligate sort . --
Ayliffe .
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1913 Webster ]
2 .
To compel or constrain to any action ;
as ,
to coerce a man to vote for a certain candidate .
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1913 Webster ]
3 .
To compel or enforce ;
as ,
to coerce obedience .
Syn :
To {
Coerce }, {
Compel }.
Usage :
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 .
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1913 Webster ]
61 Moby Thesaurus words for "
coerce ":
beat down ,
beset ,
blackjack ,
bludgeon ,
break ,
browbeat ,
bulldoze ,
bully ,
castrate ,
clamp down on ,
compel ,
concuss ,
constrain ,
cow ,
daunt ,
despotize ,
domineer ,
domineer over ,
dragoon ,
enslave ,
grind ,
grind down ,
henpeck ,
hijack ,
intimidate ,
keep down ,
keep under ,
lord it over ,
make ,
menace ,
oblige ,
oppress ,
overawe ,
overbear ,
overmaster ,
override ,
press heavy on ,
push ,
repress ,
ride over ,
ride roughshod over ,
shanghai ,
shotgun ,
steamroller ,
strong -
arm ,
subjugate ,
suppress ,
terrorize ,
threaten ,
trample down ,
trample upon ,
tread down ,
tread upon ,
tyrannize ,
tyrannize over ,
unman ,
urge ,
use violence ,
walk all over ,
walk over ,
weigh heavy on
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