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browbeat

/ browbeat /

verb

verb Sense 1

discourage or frighten with threats or a domineering manner; intimidate

Type of:

wheedle cajole palaver

Derived:

bully tough hooligan ruffian roughneck

Usage Patterns:

Somebody ----s something with something

Somebody ----s somebody Adjective/Noun

verb Sense 2

be bossy towards

"Her big brother always bullied her when she was young"

Type of:

intimidate

Kinds of:

tyrannize tyrannise domineer

Usage Patterns:

Somebody ----s something with something

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