Dragoon (Verb)
Meaning 1
Compel by coercion, threats, or crude means; "They sandbagged him to make dinner for everyone".
Classification
Verbs of political and social activities and events.
Synonyms
Hypernyms
Meaning 2
Subjugate by imposing troops.
Classification
Verbs of political and social activities and events.
Examples
- The emperor dragooned the rebellious province into submitting to his rule by deploying thousands of soldiers to the troubled region.
- After the election, the government dragooned the opposition party leaders, forcing them to accept the results without question.
- During the occupation, the military dragooned the local population into supplying them with food and shelter.
- The dictator dragooned the media outlets into promoting his propaganda by threatening severe consequences against dissent.
- In 18th-century Europe, it was not uncommon for monarchs to dragoon neighboring territories into being vassal states through military conquest.