deforce

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(di fôrs, -fōrs)

Inflections of 'deforce' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
deforces
v 3rd person singular
deforcing
v pres p
deforced
v past
deforced
v past p

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
de•force  (di fôrs, -fōrs),USA pronunciation v.t., -forced, -forc•ing. [Law.]
  1. Lawto withhold (property, esp. land) by force or violence, as from the rightful owner.
  2. Lawto eject or evict by force.
  • Anglo-French deforcer, Old French de(s)forcier, equivalent. to de(s)- de- + forc(i)er to force
  • Middle English 1250–1300
de•forcement, n. 
de•forcer, n. 

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