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Coerced vs Goaded - What's the difference?

coerced | goaded |

As verbs the difference between coerced and goaded

is that coerced is past tense of coerce, being forced while goaded is past tense of goad.

coerced

English

Verb

(head)
  • (coerce), being forced

    • 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 ----

    goaded

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (goad)

    • goad

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A long, pointed stick used to prod animals.
  • * Macaulay
    • The daily goad urging him to the daily toil.

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To prod with a goad.
  • To encourage or stimulate.
  • To incite or provoke.
    • goading a boy to fight

    See also

    * goat

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