to coerce sb (into doing sth)

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• dragoon somebody into into doing something — draˈgoon sb into sth/into doing sth derived (formal) to force or persuade sb to do sth that they do not want to do Syn: ↑coerce Main entry: ↑dragoonderived …   Useful english dictionary

• coerce — co|erce [kəuˈə:s US ˈkouə:rs] v [T] [Date: 1400 1500; : Latin; Origin: coercere, from co ( CO ) + arcere to enclose ] to force someone to do something they do not want to do by threatening them coerce sb into (doing) sth ▪ The rebels coerced the… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• coerce — verb (T) to force someone to do something they do not want to do by threatening them: coerce sb into doing sth: The rebels coerced the villagers into hiding them from the army …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• dragoon somebody into something doing something — draˈgoon sb into sth/into doing sth derived (formal) to force or persuade sb to do sth that they do not want to do Syn: ↑coerce Main entry: ↑dragoonderived …   Useful english dictionary