coerce

/kō-ˈərs/

Middle English coarcen, coercen, borrowed from Anglo-French *cohercer, borrowed (with conjugation change) from Latin coercēre "to confine, shut up, restrict, restrain," from co- co-arcēre "to hold in, prevent from approaching, keep away"

verb

  1. to compel to an act or choice

  2. to achieve by force or threat

  3. to restrain or dominate by force

was coerced into agreeing

force compel coerce constrain oblige mean to make someone or something yield. force is the general term and implies the overcoming of resistance by the exertion of strength, power, or duress. compel typically suggests overcoming of resistance or unwillingness by an irresistible force.