coerceo

Latin

Alternative forms

• coherceō

Etymology

From co- +‎ arceō (“enclose; keep off”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA: /koˈer.ke.oː/

Verb

present active coerceō, present infinitive coercēre, perfect active coercuī, supine coercitum.

1. I enclose on all sides, hold together; surround, encompass.
2. I restrain, keep back, confine, shut up or in, hold in confinement, repress.
3. (figuratively, of discourse) I keep within limits, control, limit.
4. (figuratively, of a passion) I curb, restrain, tame, correct.

Inflection

Second Conjugation

indicative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	coerceō	coercēs	coercet	coercēmus	coercētis	coercent
	future	coercēbō	coercēbis	coercēbit	coercēbimus	coercēbitis	coercēbunt
	imperfect	coercēbam	coercēbās	coercēbat	coercēbāmus	coercēbātis	coercēbant
	perfect	coercuī	coercuistī	coercuit	coercuimus	coercuistis	coercuērunt
	future perfect	coercuerō	coercueris	coercuerit	coercuerimus	coercueritis	coercuerint
	pluperfect	coercueram	coercuerās	coercuerat	coercuerāmus	coercuerātis	coercuerant
passive	present	coerceor	coercēris	coercētur	coercēmur	coercēminī	coercentur
	future	coercēbor	coercēberis	coercēbitur	coercēbimur	coercēbiminī	coercēbuntur
	imperfect	coercēbar	coercēbāris	coercēbātur	coercēbāmur	coercēbāminī	coercēbantur
	perfect	Use coercitus m, coercita f, coercitum n followed by the present indicative of sum.
	future perfect	Use coercitus m, coercita f, coercitum n followed by the future indicative of sum.
	pluperfect	Use coercitus m, coercita f, coercitum n followed by the imperfect indicative of sum.
subjunctive		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	coerceam	coerceās	coerceat	coerceāmus	coerceātis	coerceant
	imperfect	coercērem	coercērēs	coercēret	coercērēmus	coercērētis	coercērent
	perfect	coercuerim	coercuerīs	coercuerit	coercuerīmus	coercuerītis	coercuerint
	pluperfect	coercuissem	coercuissēs	coercuisset	coercuissēmus	coercuissētis	coercuissent
passive	present	coercear	coerceāris	coerceātur	coerceāmur	coerceāminī	coerceantur
	imperfect	coercērer	coercērēris	coercērētur	coercērēmur	coercērēminī	coercērentur
	perfect	Use coercitus m, coercita f, coercitum n followed by the present subjunctive of sum.
	pluperfect	Use coercitus m, coercita f, coercitum n followed by the imperfect subjunctive of sum.
imperatives		active			passive
		present (you)	future (you)	future (he/she)	present (you)	future (you)	future (he/she)
	singular	coercē	coercētō	coercētō	coercēre	coercētor	coercētor
	plural	coercēte	coercētōte	coercentō	coercēminī	—	coercentor
		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		coercēre	coercuisse	coercitūrus esse	coercērī	coercitus esse	coercitum īrī
participles		coercēns (coercentis)	—	coercitūrus-ra, -rum	—	coercitus-a, -um	coercendus-nda, -ndum

Derived terms

• coercitiō
• coercitor
• coercitus

Related terms

• abarceō / aberceō
• arceō
• exerceō

Descendants

• English: coerce

References

• coerceo in Charlton T. Lewis & Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1879