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browbeat

(braʊbiːt)

Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense browbeats, present participle browbeating, past participle browbeatenlanguage note: The form browbeat is used in the present tense and is also the past tense.

verb

If someone tries to browbeat you, they try to force you to do what they want.

...attempts to deceive, con, or browbeat the voters. [VERB noun]

When I backed out of the 100 metres, an older kid tried to browbeat me into it. [VERB noun + into]

Synonyms: bully, threaten, cow, intimidate More Synonyms of browbeat

browbeaten adjective

...the browbeaten employees.

browbeat in British English

(ˈbraʊˌbiːt)

verbWord forms: -beats, -beating, -beat or -beaten

(transitive)

to discourage or frighten with threats or a domineering manner; intimidate

Derived forms

browbeater (ˈbrowˌbeater)

noun

browbeat in American English

(ˈbraʊˌbit)

verb transitiveWord forms: ˈbrowˌbeat, ˈbrowˌbeaten, ˈbrowˌbeating

to intimidate with harsh, stern looks and talk; bully

Examples of 'browbeat' in a sentence
browbeat

Eve had to call Barker's Electronics in Torrington and browbeat them into delivering a new one tomorrow.

(verb) in the sense of bully

Definition

to frighten (someone) with threats

attempts to deceive, con, or browbeat the voters

Synonyms

bully

She used to bully me into doing my schoolwork.

threaten

If you threaten me verbally or physically, then you will be prosecuted.

cow

They were not cowed by physical intimidation.

intimidate

Attempts to intimidate people into voting for them failed.

badger

oppress

hector

I suppose you'll hector me until I phone him.

coerce

He argued that the government had coerced him into resigning.

bulldoze (informal)

My business partner tried to bulldoze into leaving the company.

overawe

dragoon

He had been dragooned into the excursion.

ride roughshod over

tyrannize

a formidable boss who tyrannized the workforce

overbear

domineer

Opposites

tempt

lure

flatter

manoeuvre

seduce

entice

coax

beguile

cajole

wheedle

sweet-talk (informal)

inveigle

Additional synonyms

in the sense of bulldoze

Definition

to coerce (someone) into doing something by intimidation

My business partner tried to bulldoze into leaving the company.

Synonyms

force,

bully,

intimidate,

railroad (informal),

cow,

hector,

coerce,

dragoon,

browbeat,

put the screws on

in the sense of coerce

Definition

to compel or force

He argued that the government had coerced him into resigning.

Synonyms

force,

compel,

bully,

intimidate,

railroad (informal),

constrain,

bulldoze (informal),

dragoon,

pressurize,

browbeat,

press-gang,

twist (someone's) arm (informal),

drive

in the sense of cow

Definition

to frighten or subdue with threats

They were not cowed by physical intimidation.

Synonyms

intimidate,

daunt,

frighten,

scare,

bully,

dismay,

awe,

subdue,

unnerve,

overawe,

terrorize,

browbeat,

psych out (informal),

dishearten

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browbeat

brotherhood
brotherly
brow
browbeat
brown
brown study
browned-off

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单词	browbeat
释义	Trends of browbeat View usage for: browbeat (braʊbiːt) Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense browbeats, present participle browbeating, past participle browbeatenlanguage note: The form browbeat is used in the present tense and is also the past tense. verb If someone tries to browbeat you, they try to force you to do what they want. ...attempts to deceive, con, or browbeat the voters. [VERB noun] When I backed out of the 100 metres, an older kid tried to browbeat me into it. [VERB noun + into] Synonyms: bully, threaten, cow, intimidate More Synonyms of browbeat browbeaten adjective ...the browbeaten employees. browbeat in British English (ˈbraʊˌbiːt) verbWord forms: -beats, -beating, -beat or -beaten (transitive) to discourage or frighten with threats or a domineering manner; intimidate Derived forms browbeater (ˈbrowˌbeater) noun browbeat in American English (ˈbraʊˌbit) verb transitiveWord forms: ˈbrowˌbeat, ˈbrowˌbeaten, ˈbrowˌbeating to intimidate with harsh, stern looks and talk; bully Examples of 'browbeat' in a sentence browbeat Eve had to call Barker's Electronics in Torrington and browbeat them into delivering a new one tomorrow. Wood, Bari DOLL'S EYES (1996) (verb) in the sense of bully Definition to frighten (someone) with threats attempts to deceive, con, or browbeat the voters Synonyms bully She used to bully me into doing my schoolwork. threaten If you threaten me verbally or physically, then you will be prosecuted. cow They were not cowed by physical intimidation. intimidate Attempts to intimidate people into voting for them failed. badger oppress hector I suppose you'll hector me until I phone him. coerce He argued that the government had coerced him into resigning. bulldoze (informal) My business partner tried to bulldoze into leaving the company. overawe dragoon He had been dragooned into the excursion. ride roughshod over tyrannize a formidable boss who tyrannized the workforce overbear domineer Opposites tempt , lure , flatter , manoeuvre , seduce , entice , coax , beguile , cajole , wheedle , sweet-talk (informal) , inveigle Additional synonyms in the sense of bulldoze Definition to coerce (someone) into doing something by intimidation My business partner tried to bulldoze into leaving the company. Synonyms force, bully, intimidate, railroad (informal), cow, hector, coerce, dragoon, browbeat, put the screws on in the sense of coerce Definition to compel or force He argued that the government had coerced him into resigning. Synonyms force, compel, bully, intimidate, railroad (informal), constrain, bulldoze (informal), dragoon, pressurize, browbeat, press-gang, twist (someone's) arm (informal), drive in the sense of cow Definition to frighten or subdue with threats They were not cowed by physical intimidation. Synonyms intimidate, daunt, frighten, scare, bully, dismay, awe, subdue, unnerve, overawe, terrorize, browbeat, psych out (informal), dishearten Nearby words of browbeat brotherhood brotherly brow browbeat brown brown study browned-off Synonyms of 'browbeat' browbeat Explore 'browbeat' in the dictionary
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