coerce
verb
[ kəʊˈəːs ]
• persuade (an unwilling person) to do something by using force or threats.
• "he was coerced into giving evidence"
Similar:
pressure,
pressurize,
bring pressure to bear on,
use pressure on,
put pressure on,
constrain,
lean on,
press,
push,
force,
compel,
oblige,
put under an obligation,
browbeat,
brainwash,
bludgeon,
bully,
threaten,
prevail on,
work on,
act on,
influence,
intimidate,
dragoon,
twist someone's arm,
strong-arm,
blackjack,
bulldoze,
railroad,
squeeze,
put the screws/squeeze on,
bounce,
hustle,
fast-talk,
Origin:
late Middle English: from Latin coercere ‘restrain’, from co- ‘together’ + arcere ‘restrain’.
