coerce
Third Person
coerces
Present Participle
coercing
Past Tense
coerced
Past Participle
coerced
1
to force someone to do something through threats or manipulation
- The criminal coerced the witness into changing their testimony through intimidation.
- The authoritarian government used its power to coerce citizens into supporting a particular political ideology.
- The bully tried to coerce his classmates into giving him their lunch money through threats.
- The unethical employer sought to coerce employees into working overtime without proper compensation.
- The manager is coercing employees to work longer hours without proper compensation.