What does amerce mean?
Amerce means (transitive) To impose a fine on; to fine..
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/əˈmɝs/ · verb
(transitive) To impose a fine on; to fine..
But I'll amerce you with so strong a fine That you shall all repent the loss of mine:
The person, in whose house the conventicle met, was amerced a like sum.
Lords responded to these offences by amercing (fining) them in the manor court, the revenues of which could provide a twentieth, or even a higher proportion of estate income.
The fellows of his crime, the followers rather (Far other once beheld in bliss), condemn'd For ever now to have their lot in pain, Millions of Spirits for his fault amerc't
Thou know'st thou art naked! Must the time Come thou shalt be amerced for sins unknown,
Use amerce when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Amerce means (transitive) To impose a fine on; to fine..
Common synonyms include castigate, penalize, amerce, chasten.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
But I'll amerce you with so strong a fine That you shall all repent the loss of mine:
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