"coercive" meaning in English

See coercive in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /kəʊˈɜː(ɹ)sɪv/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-coercive.wav Forms: more coercive [comparative], most coercive [superlative]
Etymology: From coerce + -ive. Etymology templates: {{af|en|coerce|-ive}} coerce + -ive Head templates: {{en-adj}} coercive (comparative more coercive, superlative most coercive)
  1. Displaying a tendency or intent to coerce. Translations (displaying a tendency to coerce): məcburi (Azerbaijani), принудителен (prinuditelen) (Bulgarian), coercitiu (Catalan), donucovací (Czech), vynucovací (Czech), painostus- (Finnish), coercif (French), coercitif (French), coercitivo (Galician), zwingend (German), coercitivo (Italian), coercivo (Portuguese), coercitivo (Portuguese), принудительный (prinuditelʹnyj) (Russian), принуждающий (prinuždajuščij) (Russian), coercitivo (Spanish), zorlayıcı (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-coercive-en-adj-G2iqvvib Disambiguation of 'displaying a tendency to coerce': 92 8
  2. (mathematics, of a function F) Such that the ratio of |F(x)| to x approaches infinity as x approaches infinity. Categories (topical): Mathematics
    Sense id: en-coercive-en-adj-akMHQNpd Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ive, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Azerbaijani translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Turkish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 33 67 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ive: 16 84 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 14 86 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 10 90 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 6 94 Disambiguation of Terms with Azerbaijani translations: 13 87 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 13 87 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 13 87 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 13 87 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 13 87 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 11 89 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 13 87 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 13 87 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 8 92 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 12 88 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 8 92 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 8 92 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 12 88 Topics: mathematics, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated

Alternative forms

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