dragoon(Slang)[verb]Synonyms: force, browbeat, bully, coerce, compel, constrain, drive, impel, intimidate, railroad
(informal) [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
I. dra‧goon1 /drəˈɡuːn/
noun [countable][
Date: 1600-1700;
Language: French;
Origin: dragon 'dragon, gun, soldier with a gun']
a soldier in past times who rode a horse and carried a gun and sword
[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲
II. dragoon2 verbdragoon somebody into something phrasal verb to force someone to do something they do not want to do
dragoon somebody into doing something
Monica was dragooned into being on the committee. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲