coerce
verb
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- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 verb
to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means :
She forced him to take a job in the city
Types & categories
- oblige hypernym
- turn up the heat hyponym
- drive hyponym
- bludgeon hyponym
- steamroller hyponym
- squeeze for hyponym
- railroad hyponym
- terrorize hyponym
- bring oneself hyponym
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | causes | Related & opposite | act |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | coercion |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | power play |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | coercion |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | force |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | pressure |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | power |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | press |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | coercive |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | oblige |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | turn up the heat |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | drive |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | bludgeon |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | steamroller |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | squeeze for |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | railroad |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | terrorize |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | bring oneself |