browbeat
to intimidate by overbearing looks or words; bully: They browbeat him into agreeing.
Origin of browbeat
1Other words for browbeat
Other words from browbeat
- browbeater, noun
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How to use browbeat in a sentence
Allowing himself to be browbeaten by the likes of Bill Kristol will not further that agenda.
Nor should the poorer countries be browbeaten into bailing out the rich ones.
Obama and Felipe Calderón Blow Chance to Talk Substance at G-20 | John M. Ackerman | June 21, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTBentham shrank from the world in which he was easily browbeaten to the study in which he could reign supreme.
The English Utilitarians, Volume I. | Leslie StephenThis was child's play to Mr. Chambers, who had browbeaten and overpowered even the directors of great corporations.
To Him That Hath | Leroy ScottHe was not of the type that submits to being manhandled and browbeaten into purchasing cast-off garments.
The Substitute Prisoner | Max Marcin
Unwilling to be browbeaten on the threshold of my own door, I determined to say something ere I returned to my place.
The Chainbearer | J. Fenimore CooperM. Necker, whose characteristic is the want of firmness, was browbeaten and intimidated, and the King shaken.
British Dictionary definitions for browbeat
/ (ˈbraʊˌbiːt) /
(tr) to discourage or frighten with threats or a domineering manner; intimidate
Derived forms of browbeat
- browbeater, noun
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