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coerces
/kəʊˈɜːsɪz/
verb
zmuszać
Also
przymuszać
Definition
To persuade someone to do something by using force or threats.
Examples
The bully coerces smaller children into giving up their lunch.
Łobuz zmusza mniejsze dzieci do oddawania lunchu.
He coerces his employees to work overtime without pay.
On przymusza swoich pracowników do pracy w nadgodzinach bez wynagrodzenia.
Collocations
coerce into actioncoerce a confessioncoerce compliance
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