coercive
pronunciation
How to pronounce coercive in British English:
UK [kəʊˈɜ:sɪv]
How to pronounce coercive in American English:
US [koʊˈɜrsɪv]
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- Adjective:
- serving or intended to coerce
Word Origin
- coercive (adj.)
- c. 1600, from coerce + -ive. Form coercitive (attested from 1630s) is more true to Latin.
Example
- 1. But gendercide cannot be reduced just by coercive laws .
- 2. A less coercive approach is preferable .
- 3. Democracy was restored and coercive population policies were abandoned .
- 4. Many ways of restructuring debt exist , some more coercive than others .
- 5. It wasn 't a coercive togetherness , like that after the death of princess diana , but warm , organic and widespread .