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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.

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RELATED WORDS

bully, hector, intimidate, coerce, harass, oppress, badger, cow, frighten, bludgeon, tyrannize, threaten, bulldoze, bluster, domineer, overawe, dragoon, overbear

Nearby words

brouwer fixed-point theorem, brow, brow antler, brow presentation, browband, browbeat, browder, browed, browlift, brown, brown alga

Origin of browbeat

First recorded in 1575–85; brow + beat

SYNONYMS FOR browbeat

cow, badger, tyrannize, harass, coerce.

Related forms

brow·beat·er, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for browbeating

browbeat

/ (ˈbraʊˌbiːt) /

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

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

Derived Forms

browbeater, noun
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