coerce coerce /koʊˈɝːs/

verb

1. () To cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means  ( hale [Archaic] , squeeze , pressure , coerce , force )
   to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means
    She forced him to take a job in the city
   She forced him to take a job in the city
    He squeezed her for information
   He squeezed her for information