browbeat

[ brou-beet ]

/ ˈbraʊˌbit /

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verb (used with object), brow·beat, brow·beat·en, brow·beat·ing.

to intimidate by overbearing looks or words; bully: They browbeat him into agreeing.

OTHER WORDS FOR browbeat

cow, badger, tyrannize, harass, coerce.

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Origin of browbeat

First recorded in 1575–85; brow + beat

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.
Please Ignore Kristol's Desire To Bomb Iran|Emily L. Hauser|December 25, 2012|DAILY BEAST
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|DAILY BEAST
Bentham 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 Stephen
This was child's play to Mr. Chambers, who had browbeaten and overpowered even the directors of great corporations.
To Him That Hath|Leroy Scott

He 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 Cooper
M. Necker, whose characteristic is the want of firmness, was browbeaten and intimidated, and the King shaken.
The Domestic Life of Thomas Jefferson Compiled From Family Letters and Reminiscences|Sarah N. Randolph

British Dictionary definitions for browbeat

browbeat

/ (ˈbraʊˌbiːt) /

verb -beats, -beating, -beat or -beaten

(tr) to discourage or frighten with threats or a domineering manner; intimidate

Derived forms of browbeat

browbeater, noun

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