mouvoir

Definitions of mouvoir
  1. verb
    to compel or force or urge relentlessly or exert coercive pressure on, or motivate strongly
    synonyms: conduire
    aborder, forcer
    force into or from an action or state, either physically or metaphorically
    pousser
    compel somebody to do something, often against his own will or judgment
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    type of:
    contraindre, forcer, obliger
    to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means :"She forced him to take a job in the city"
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