First Known Use: 15th century
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deforce
verb de·force \(ˌ)dē-ˈfȯrs\
Definition of DEFORCE
transitive verb
1
: to keep (as lands) by force from the rightful owner
2
: to eject (a person) from possession by force
— de·force·ment \-ˈfȯr-smənt\ noun
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Origin of DEFORCE
Middle English, from Anglo-French deforcer, from de- + forcer to force
Rhymes with DEFORCE
clotheshorse, concourse, crash course, dark horse, dawn horse, dead horse, discourse, divorce, dray horse, endorse, enforce, extrorse, golf course, gut course, high horse, introrse, iron horse, midcourse, of course, Old Norse, one-horse, packhorse, perforce, post-horse, racecourse, racehorse, recourse, redhorse, remorse, resource, retrorse, sawhorse, sea horse, stringcourse, trial horse, unhorse, warhorse, wheelhorse, Whitehorse, workhorse
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