Verboticism: Coerceivate

'Santa won't come unless you clean up your desk!'

DEFINITION: v. To inspire and motivate people to do great things, by issuing petty threats. n. A kind and gentle threat.

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Coerceivate

Created by: kmccardle

Pronunciation: Coh-ur-siv-ate

Sentence: To coercivate her son, Mary told him that God would kill a kitten every time he touched himself.

Etymology: Coerce(to compel by force) + ivate(from motivate)

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