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Coerce vs Coopt - What's the difference?

coerce | coopt |

As verbs the difference between coerce and coopt

is that coerce is to restrain by force, especially by law or authority; to repress; to curb while coöpt is an alternative spelling of lang=en.

coerce

English

Verb

(coerc)
  • To restrain by force, especially by law or authority; to repress; to curb.
  • to use force, threat, fraud, or intimidation in attempt to compel one to act against his will.
  • (computing) to force an attribute, normally of a data type, to take on the attribute of another data type.

    • Synonyms

    * compel * bully * dragoon

    Derived terms

    * coercion * coercer * coercee * coercible

    External links

    * * English transitive verbs ----

    coopt

    English

    Verb

    (en verb)