coercive

English

Etymology

From coerce +‎ -ive.

Adjective

coercive (comparative more coercive, superlative most coercive)

1. displaying a tendency or intent to coerce
   • 2006 July 19, Washington Post Staff Writers, "U.S. Is Studying Military Strike Options on Iran",Washington Post p.A01

     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.

2. (mathematics, of a function F) such that the ration of |F(x)| to x approaches infinity as x approaches infinity

Derived terms

• discoercive
• semicoercive

 

Translations

tendency to coerce

• Bulgarian: принудителен (bg) (prinuditelen)
• French: coercif (fr)
• German: zwingend (de)
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• Italian: coercitivo (it)
• Russian: принудительный (ru) (prinuditelʹnyj), принуждающий (ru) (prinuždajuščij)
• Turkish: zorlayıcı (tr)

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French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɔ.ɛʁ.siv/
• Homophone: coercives

Adjective

coercive

1. feminine singular of coercif