coerce /kәu'ә:s/

Meaning

English definition

• (v.) to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means :"She forced him to take a job in the city"

Chinese translation

• vt. 强制, 强迫

Word details

Part of speech

verb

Pronunciation

/kәu'ә:s/

Syllables

2

Exam levels

IELTS · GRE

Frequency

Zipf 2.86 · Ultra Rare

Word forms

coerced, coercing, coerces

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