coerce

Verb

Verb Forms: coerced, coercing, coerces

To compel or force someone to do something by intimidation.
to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means :
To restrain by force, especially by law or authority; to repress; to curb.
To use force, threat, fraud, or intimidation in an attempt to compel one to act against their will.
To force an attribute, normally of a data type, to take on the attribute of another data type.

Examples

He tried to coerce his opponent into making a mistake by playing aggressively.
They coerced their children into going to the country park.

Origin / Etymology

From Latin coercere (“to surround, encompass, restrain, control, curb”), from co- (“together”) + arcere (“to inclose, confine, keep off”); see arcade, arcane, ark.

Synonyms

force, hale, pressure, squeeze, bully, compel, dragoon, hustle

Scrabble Score: 10

coerce: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
coerce: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
coerce: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 12

coerce: valid Words With Friends Word