| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Verb | 1. To constrain, compel, oblige or enforce.
[Eve - graph theoretic] 2. To impel or push. [Eve - graph theoretic] 3. To force or pressure. [Eve - graph theoretic] 4. To restrain, check, contain or detain. [Eve - graph theoretic] 5. To subdue, overpower or quell.[Eve - graph theoretic] 6. Present participle conjugation of the verb coerce.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Verb Base (coerce) | 1. To cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means :"She forced him to take a job in the city".[Wordnet]. 2. To restrain by force, especially by law or authority; to repress; to curb.[Websters]. 3. To compel or constrain to any action; as, to coerce a man to vote for a certain candidate.[Websters]. 4. To compel or enforce; as, to coerce obedience.[Websters]. 5. Base verb from the following inflections: coercing, coerced, coerces, coercer, coercers, coercingly and coercedly.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
Sources: compiled from various sources, (under license) copyright 2008. | Top | |
Date "COERCING" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1719. (references) |
Specialty Definition: COERCING
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Noah Webster | [Verb] Restraining by force; constraining.. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. | ||
| Wiktionary | [Verb] Present participle of coerce. (references) | ||
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | Top | ||
