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perforce

/pəˈfɔːs/ · verb

Meaning

  1. To force; to compel.
  2. By force.
  3. Necessarily.

Etymology / origin

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Related words

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Descendant words

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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