Coerces

verb

To restrain by force, especially by law or authority; to repress; to curb.

Definition

  1. (verb) To restrain by force, especially by law or authority; to repress; to curb.
  2. (verb) To use force, threat, fraud, or intimidation in an attempt to compel one to act against their will.
  3. (verb) To force an attribute, normally of a data type, to take on the attribute of another data type.

Word stats

  • Coerces contains 7 letters: 3 vowel(s) and 4 consonant(s).
  • It uses 5 unique letters.
  • Estimated syllable count: 2.
  • Scrabble-style letter score: 11.

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What does Coerces mean?

To restrain by force, especially by law or authority; to repress; to curb.

How many letters are in Coerces?

Coerces has 7 letters.

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