coerce
/kəʊˈɜːs/verb
with obj.
1- persuade (an unwilling person) to do something by using force or threats强迫（或胁迫）（某人）做（某事）：
he was coerced into giving evidence.
他被强迫作证。
1.1
- obtain (something) by such means用强迫手段获得：
their confessions were allegedly coerced by torture.
据称他们是被屈打成招的。
派生词
coercible
adjectivecoercion
noun词源
late Middle English: from Latin coercere 'restrain', from co- 'jointly, together' + arcere 'restrain'.