different between coerce vs prescribe
coerce
English
Etymology
From Latin coercere (“to surround, encompass, restrain, control, curb”), from co- (“together”) + arcere (“to inclose, confine, keep off”); see arcade, arcane, ark.
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /ko???s/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /k?????s/
- Rhymes: -??(?)s
Verb
coerce (third-person singular simple present coerces, present participle coercing, simple past and past participle coerced)
- (transitive) To restrain by force, especially by law or authority; to repress; to curb.
- (transitive) To use force, threat, fraud, or intimidation in an attempt to compel one to act against their will.
- (transitive, 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
Translations
Further reading
- coerce in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- coerce in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
Latin
Verb
coerc?
- second-person singular present active imperative of coerce?
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prescribe
English
Alternative forms
- præscribe (archaic)
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin praescribere, from prae (“before”) and scribere (“to write”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /p???sk?a?b/, /p???sk?a?b/
- (distinguished from proscribe) IPA(key): /?p?i??sk?a?b/
- Rhymes: -a?b
- Homophone: proscribe (in some dialects)
Verb
prescribe (third-person singular simple present prescribes, present participle prescribing, simple past and past participle prescribed)
- (medicine) To order (a drug or medical device) for use by a particular patient (under licensed authority).
- To specify by writing as a required procedure or ritual; to lay down authoritatively as a guide, direction, or rule of action.
- 1665, John Dryden, The Indian Emperour
- Let streams prescribe their fountains where to run.
- 1665, John Dryden, The Indian Emperour
Related terms
Derived terms
- deprescribe
- prescriber
Antonyms
- proscribe
Translations
Spanish
Verb
prescribe
- Informal second-person singular (tú) affirmative imperative form of prescribir.
- Formal second-person singular (usted) present indicative form of prescribir.
- Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present indicative form of prescribir.
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