contraindre — meaning in English

English meaning

• coerce verb To force someone into doing something, using pressure, threats, or intimidation.
• compel verb To force or pressure someone into doing something.
• constrain verb To force physically, by strong persuasion or pressuring; to compel; to oblige.
• force noun Strength or power exerted to move, influence, or affect something.

Senses

contraindre is used for these senses in English:

• compel (transitive) To force, constrain, or coerce.
• constrain (transitive) To force physically, by strong persuasion or pressuring; to compel; to oblige.

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.

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