verb🔗ShareCoaccionar, obligarTo restrain by force, especially by law or authority; to repress; to curb."The bully was coercing the smaller student into giving him his lunch money. "El abusón estaba coaccionando al estudiante más pequeño para que le diera el dinero de su almuerzo.governmentlawpoliticspoliceactionstateChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareCoaccionar, obligarTo use force, threat, fraud, or intimidation in an attempt to compel one to act against their will."The bully was coercing the younger student into giving up his lunch money by threatening to beat him up. "El abusón estaba coaccionando al estudiante más joven para que le diera el dinero de su almuerzo amenazando con golpearlo.lawpolicegovernmentpoliticsmoralinhumanrightactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareForzar, convertirTo force an attribute, normally of a data type, to take on the attribute of another data type."The spreadsheet program was coercing the dates, which should have been in a chronological order, into text format, so they wouldn't sort correctly. "El programa de hojas de cálculo estaba forzando las fechas, que deberían haber estado en orden cronológico, a formato de texto, por lo que no se ordenarían correctamente.computingtechnologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading