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to dragoon
01
zwingen, einschüchtern
to pressure someone into doing something through intimidation or threats
Ditransitive: to dragoon sb into sth
Beispiele
The corrupt police officer dragooned the informant into silence by leveraging their vulnerabilities.
Der korrupte Polizist zwang den Informanten zum Schweigen, indem er seine Schwächen ausnutzte.
02
dragoonieren, mit militärischer Gewalt unterwerfen
to subjugate or persecute a population or group by employing military force
Transitive: to dragoon a population or group
Beispiele
The government's attempt to dragoon protesters was met with fierce resistance.
Der Versuch der Regierung, Demonstranten zu dragoonieren, traf auf heftigen Widerstand.
Dragoon
01
a soldier belonging to a European military unit historically made up of heavily armed cavalrymen
Beispiele
He studied the tactics used by dragoons in the 18th century.
