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Definition of coerce verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

coerce

verb

NAmE//koʊˈərs//

coerce somebody (into something/into doing something) coerce somebody (to do something) (formal)Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they coerce

he / she / it coerces

past simple coerced

-ing form coercing

to force someone to do something by using threats They were coerced into negotiating a settlement.

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