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forceren — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • coerce verb To force someone into doing something, using pressure, threats, or intimidation.
  • force noun Strength or power exerted to move, influence, or affect something.
  • induce verb To persuade or influence someone to do something.
  • strain verb To injure a muscle or tendon by overstretching or overusing it.

Senses

forceren is used for these senses in English:

  • coerce (transitive, computing) To force an attribute, normally of a data type, to take on the attribute of another data type.
  • force (archaic) To put in force; to cause to be executed; to make binding; to enforce.
  • induce (transitive) To cause, bring about, lead to.
  • strain (transitive) To apply a force or forces to by stretching out.

coerce — full definition

  1. verb To force someone into doing something, using pressure, threats, or intimidation.
  2. verb In computing, to force a value to convert from one data type to another.

force — full definition

  1. noun Strength or power exerted to move, influence, or affect something.
  2. noun In physics, a push or pull on an object, measured in newtons.
  3. noun An organized group, especially military or police, with a command structure.
  4. verb To make someone do something against their will, or to make something happen through effort or pressure.

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