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dra·goon    Audio Help   [druh-goon] Pronunciation Key
–noun
1.(esp. formerly) a European cavalryman of a heavily armed troop.
2.a member of a military unit formerly composed of such cavalrymen, as in the British army.
3.(formerly) a mounted infantryman armed with a short musket.
–verb (used with object)
4.to set dragoons or soldiers upon; persecute by armed force; oppress.
5.to force by oppressive measures; coerce: The authorities dragooned the peasants into leaving their farms.
[Origin: 1615–25; < F dragon, special use of dragon dragon, applied first to a pistol hammer (so named because of its shape), then to the firearm, then to the troops so armed]

—Related forms
dra·goon·age, noun
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  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus - Cite This Source
Main Entry:  coerce
Part of Speech:  verb
Definition:  To compel by pressure or threats.
Synonyms:  blackjack, force
Source:  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
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