Coerce vs. Persuade

Coerceverb

(transitive) To restrain by force, especially by law or authority; to repress; to curb.

Coerceverb

(transitive) To use force, threat, fraud, or intimidation in an attempt to compel one to act against his will.

Coerceverb

To force an attribute, normally of a data type, to take on the attribute of another data type.

Coerceverb

To restrain by force, especially by law or authority; to repress; to curb.

Coerceverb

To compel or constrain to any action; as, to coerce a man to vote for a certain candidate.

Coerceverb

To compel or enforce; as, to coerce obedience.

Coerceverb

to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means :

Coerceverb

persuade (an unwilling person) to do something by using force or threats

Coerceverb

obtain (something) from someone by using force or threats

Persuadeverb

(transitive) To successfully convince (someone) to agree to, accept, or do something, usually through reasoning and verbal influence. Compare sway.

Persuadeverb

To urge, plead; to try to convince (someone to do something).

Persuadeverb

To convince of by argument, or by reasons offered or suggested from reflection, etc.; to cause to believe.

Persuadeverb

To influence or gain over by argument, advice, entreaty, expostulation, etc.; to draw or incline to a determination by presenting sufficient motives.

Persuadeverb

To try to influence.

Persuadeverb

To convince by argument, or by reasons offered or suggested from reflection, etc.; to cause to believe.

Persuadeverb

To inculcate by argument or expostulation; to advise; to recommend.

Persuadeverb

To use persuasion; to plead; to prevail by persuasion.

Persuadenoun

Persuasion.

Persuadeverb

win approval or support for;

Persuadeverb

cause somebody to adopt a certain position, belief, or course of action; twist somebody's arm;

Persuadeverb

induce (someone) to do something through reasoning or argument

Persuadeverb

cause (someone) to believe something, especially after a sustained effort; convince

Persuadeverb

(of a situation or event) provide a sound reason for (someone) to do something