Coerce koh-urs verb coercing, coerced 1 to make someone do something by force or threat The workers supposedly agreed to a pay cut, but in reality they were coerced. 2 to get something by using force or threat The suspect claimed that his confession had been coerced. from Latin (coercere) the answer is IN 2014 THE United Nations CAIMED THAT SUDAN HAD COERCED DOZENS OF ERITREAN REFUGEES INTO RETURNING TO THEIR HOME COUNTRY