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Meanings of coerce in anglès

portuguès
obrigar
espanyol
forzar

To cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means :"She forced him to take a job in the city"

obrigar
Usage of coerce in anglès
1
The Constitution gives the General Government no power to coerce a State.
The Man in Gray: A Romance of North and South
2
He wanted to win the respect of the people, not coerce them.
The King’s Curse
3
You must tell me if that subcontractor tries to coerce you again.
Bloodchild and Other Stories
4
They could not coerce him into showing the same favour to others.
Life of Luther
5
He says the army should not be used to coerce a state.
Recollections of Forty Years in the House, Senate and Cabinet / ...
6
I might coerce and force you, but I will not do so.
Dora Thorne
7
I never suggested that you should coerce her, as you put it.
A Damsel in Distress
8
She must be free, and I shall not attempt to coerce her.
The Marriage of William Ashe
9
Well, we cannot coerce him into a life of sanctity and self-denial.
The Lost Lady of Lone
10
Not that either openly did or ever would strive to coerce her.
Deadham Hard: A Romance
11
So this was how the Witchcraft hoped to frighten and coerce him?
Gather, Darkness!
12
I did not coerce her to come here in any way.
Navigators of Dune
13
I did not appreciate the way they were attempting to coerce my employees.
White night
14
The Volynsky regiment, sent to coerce them, joined in the mutiny.
History of the World War: An Authentic Narrative of the World's...
15
Working together, my teams can coerce it into containers for shipping.
Navigators of Dune
16
Any attempt to coerce Chu Chu ended in her running away.
The Bell-Ringer of Angel's, and Other Stories
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Translations for coerce
espanyol
forzar
Coerce through the time
Coerce across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common