coercive en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /kəʊˈɜː(ɹ)sɪv/
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Etymology
Etymology tree English coerce Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English coercive From coerce + -ive.
Meanings
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Displaying a tendency or intent to coerce.
The Bush administration is studying options for military strikes against Iran as part of a broader strategy of coercive diplomacy to pressure Tehran to abandon its alleged nuclear development program, according to U.S. officials and independent analysts.
2006 July 19, Post Staff Writers, “U.S. Is Studying Military Strike Options on Iran”, in Washington Post, Washington, page A01:
- (of a function F) Such that the ratio of |F(x)| to x approaches infinity as x approaches infinity.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most coercive | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more coercive | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Deriveds
anticoercive · semicoercive · hypocoercive · noncoercive · coerciveness · coercivity · cocoercive · coercive persuasion · coercive citation · coercive force · discoercive · uncoercive · coercively
Translations (17)
pt coercitivo (displaying a tendency to coerce) · bg принудителен (displaying a tendency to coerce) · it coercitivo (displaying a tendency to coerce) · fi painostus- (displaying a tendency to coerce) · pt coercivo (displaying a tendency to coerce) · az məcburi (displaying a tendency to coerce) · fr coercif (displaying a tendency to coerce) · gl coercitivo (displaying a tendency to coerce) · ru принуждающий (displaying a tendency to coerce) · ca coercitiu (displaying a tendency to coerce) · fr coercitif (displaying a tendency to coerce) · es coercitivo (displaying a tendency to coerce) · cs vynucovací (displaying a tendency to coerce) · cs donucovací (displaying a tendency to coerce) · ru принудительный (displaying a tendency to coerce) · de zwingend (displaying a tendency to coerce) · tr zorlayıcı (displaying a tendency to coerce)