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Rarecoerce
The correct spelling is coerce.
How to pronounce coerce
/kəʊˈɜːs/
verbIPA: /kəʊˈɜːs/
Say it like: Coe-rse
The correct spelling is coerce. To restrain by force, especially by law or authority; to repress; to curb.
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Definition
verb
- 1.To restrain by force, especially by law or authority; to repress; to curb.
- 2.To use force, threat, fraud, or intimidation in an attempt to compel one to act against their will.
- 3.To force an attribute, normally of a data type, to take on the attribute of another data type.
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