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coercing 音标拼音: [ko'ɚsɪŋ] vbl. 强迫 强迫 Coerce \ Co* erce"\, v. t. [ imp. & p. p. { Coerced}; p. pr. & vb. n. { Coercing}.] [ L. co[" e] rcere; co- arcere to shut up, to press together. See { Ark}.] 1. To restrain by force, especially by law or authority; to repress; to curb. -- Burke. [ 1913 Webster] Punishments are manifold, that they may coerce this profligate sort. -- Ayliffe. [ 1913 Webster] 2. To compel or constrain to any action; as, to coerce a man to vote for a certain candidate. [ 1913 Webster] 3. To compel or enforce; as, to coerce obedience. Syn: To { Coerce}, { Compel}. Usage: To compel denotes to urge on by force which cannot be resisted. The term aplies equally to physical and moral force; as, compelled by hunger; compelled adverse circumstances; compelled by parental affection. Coerce had at first only the negative sense of checking or restraining by force; as, to coerce a bad man by punishments or a prisoner with fetters. It has now gained a positive sense., viz., that of driving a person into the performance of some act which is required of him by another; as, to coerce a man to sign a contract; to coerce obedience. In this sense ( which is now the prevailing one), coerce differs but little from compel, and yet there is a distinction between them. Coercion is usually acomplished by indirect means, as threats and intimidation, physical force being more rarely employed in coercing. [ 1913 Webster]
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