coerce
verb (used with object)
to compel by force, intimidation, or authority, especially without regard for individual desire or volition.
have coerced
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present perfectof coerce.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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Rubiales was alleged to have coerced Hermoso into saying the kiss was consensual in the aftermath of the incident - something he denied in the TV interview.
From BBC ● Apr. 4, 2024
Schactler, the school’s chief of staff, said it didn’t seem conceivable to her that the university would have coerced someone to make false statements.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 6, 2017
Noah should never have coerced Helen into driving; Uber much?
From New York Times ● Dec. 18, 2016
Perez's charges were based on unvideotaped "recovered memories," which it now seems he may have coerced from children, including his troubled foster daughter.
From Time Magazine Archive
His spirit revolted from the capricious tyranny which he was obliged to undergo, but circumstances seem to have coerced him into a protracted endurance of the place.
From The Great German Composers by George T. (George Titus) Ferris
