Forced me to hide the present (4)
I believe the answer is:
made
'forced' is the definition.
(both can mean coerced)
'me to hide the present' is the wordplay.
'to hide' indicates putting letters inside.
'the present' becomes 'ad' (AD, Anno Domini, as opposed to BC, Before Christ).
'me' placed around 'ad' is 'MADE'.
(Other definitions for made that I've seen before include "Manufactured" , "Created" , "Performed" , "brought about" , "Built" .)