coerce
verb (used with object)
to compel by force, intimidation, or authority, especially without regard for individual desire or volition.
has coerced
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present perfectof coerce (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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This work is necessary – but it can only proceed with a more sophisticated analysis of how today’s landscape of hyperrational power has coerced a new and increasingly potent irrationalism into existence.
From The Guardian ● Dec. 8, 2016
"Nobody has coerced us...to take this decision," Jega said.
From Newsweek ● Feb. 8, 2015
