coercive
/kəʊˈəːsɪv/
US pronunciation
American sound/kəʊˈəːsɪv/
kəʊˈəːsɪv
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kəʊ - ˈəːsɪv -> coercive
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coerce /kǝƱ'ɜ:s/ v
~ sb (into sth/doing sth) (fml )
အတင်း အကျပ်လုပ်ခိုင်းသည်။ အကျပ်ကိုင်သည်။ an attempt to coerce the government ❍ coerce sb into submission ❍ We were coerced into signing the contract.
❏ coercion /kǝƱ'ɜ:ʃn; US also -ʒn/ n [U] အကျပ်ကိုင်မှု။ our concern about the use of coercion ❍ He paid the money under coercion.
❏ coercive /kǝƱ'ɜ:sÇv/ adj နိုင်ထက်စီးနင်းပြုသော။
coercive measures/tactics.
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force, pressurize, compel, bully, intimidate, drive, persuade, beset, browbeat, bulldoze, concuss, constrain, cow, dragoon, force somebody's hand, high pressure, hinder, impel, lean on, make, make an offer they can't refuse, menace, oblige, press, pressure, push, put the arm on, put the squeeze on, repress, restrict, shotgun, strong-arm, suppress, terrorize, threaten, twist one's arm, twist somebody's arm, urge
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