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coerce vs turn up the heat

turn up the heat vs coerce

coerce and turn up the heat both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
coerce No No Yes No
turn up the heat No No Yes No
As verbs, turn up the heat is a hyponym of coerce; that is, turn up the heat is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than coerce:
  • coerce: to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means
  • turn up the heat: apply great or increased pressure
coerce (verb) turn up the heat (verb)
to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means apply great or increased pressure
Difference between coerce and turn up the heat

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