koaktar

Ido

Etymology

Borrowed from French [Term?].

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kɔakˈtar/

Verb

koaktar (present tense koaktas, past tense koaktis, future tense koaktos, imperative koaktez, conditional koaktus)

  1. (transitive) to constrain, coerce, oblige, compel, force
    Respekto, gratitudo, autoritato koaktas me silencar.
    Respect, gratitude, authority compel me to be silent.
    Ne koatkez il.
    Do not use compulsion with him.

Usage notes

This refers espacially to moral; social, intellectual compulsion, rather than physical force; cf. forco, forsar.

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • koaktanta, koaktiva (coactive, coercive power)
  • koakto-kamizolo (straitjacket)
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