deu: zwingen

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Meaning
means(verb) force somebody to do something; "We compel all students to fill out this form"
oblige, obligate, compel
means(verb) compel by coercion, threats, or crude means; "They sandbagged him to make dinner for everyone"
dragoon, sandbag, railroad
means(verb) compel to behave in a certain way; "Social relations impose courtesy"
enforce, impose
means(verb) overcome or coerce as if by using a heavy club; "The teacher bludgeoned the students into learning the math formulas"
bludgeon
means(verb) to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means :"She forced him to take a job in the city"; "He squeezed her for information"
hale, squeeze, force, coerce, pressure
means(verb) increase the pressure on a gas or liquid
supercharge, pressurise, pressurize
means(verb) impose urgently, importunately, or inexorably; "She forced her diet fads on him"
force, thrust
means(verb) maintain a certain pressure; "the airplane cabin is pressurized"; "pressurize a space suit"
pressurise, pressurize
means(verb) increase the pressure in or of; "The captain will pressurize the cabin for the passengers' comfort"
pressurise, pressurize

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