browbeatv.

Brit.

/ˈbraʊbiːt/, U.S.

/ˈbraʊˌbit/

Forms: Past tense browbeat, past participle browbeaten ( browbeat obsolete).

Etymology: < brow n.¹ + beat v.¹; it appears from the earlier quotations (see especially browbeating n.), that the brow in question was that of the beater, not of the beaten party; but it is not evident whether the meaning was ‘to beat with one's (frowning) brows’, or ‘to beat (? lower) one's brows at’. Connection with beetle-browed is suggested.

a. transitive. To bear down, discourage, or oppose, with stern, arrogant, or insolent looks or words; to snub, to bully; ‘to depress with severe brows, and stern or lofty looks’ (Johnson).

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > fear > quality of inspiring fear > quality of being intimidating > intimidate or bully [verb (transitive)]

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bully1685

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to push (someone) around1900

to put the frighteners in, on1958

psych1963

vibe1979

1581 J. Bell tr. W. Haddon & J. Foxe Against Jerome Osorius 486 b To be afrayd of any her subjects lowring or browbeating.

1603 P. Holland tr. Plutarch Morals 129 We must entertaine our friends and guests, with courtesie..and not to brow-beat them.

1662 W. Petty Treat. Taxes 54 To be but brow-beaten by a prince or a grandee.

1706 Phillips's New World of Words (new ed.) Brow-beat, to look upon haughtily, or disdainfully, to snub, or keep under.

1743 H. Fielding Journey from this World i. xv, in Misc. II. 13 He browbeat the Informers against us, and treated their Evidence with..little Favour.

1803 J. Porter Thaddeus of Warsaw (1831) xxxvi. 327 I will not be browbeat and insulted.

1849 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. I. 663 The bar and the bench united to browbeat the unfortunate Whig.

1879 J. A. Froude Cæsar ix. 101 He was brow-beaten and threatened with violence.

b. absol.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > fear > quality of inspiring fear > quality of being intimidating > intimidate or bully [verb (intransitive)]

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abuse1978

1812 M. R. Mitford Let. 27 Oct. in A. G. L'Estrange Life M. R. Mitford (1870) I. vi. 210 The well-fee'd lawyers have ceased to browbeat or to cajole.

2. figurative. To present a threatening aspect to.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > thing seen > appearance or aspect > have (specific) appearance [verb (transitive)] > present threatening appearance

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1860 Wood in S. E. Dawson Handbk. Canada 266 One tremendous cliff..more than 1500 feet high, and inclined forward nearly 200 feet, brow-beating all beneath it.

3. humorously. To beat with the brow.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > impact > striking > striking with specific thing > strike with specific thing [verb (transitive)] > with the head

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headbutt1934

nut1937

headbang1984

1830 Ld. Tennyson Sonnet to J. M. K. While the worn-out clerk Browbeats his desk below.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1888; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	browbeat
释义	browbeatv. Brit. /ˈbraʊbiːt/, U.S. /ˈbraʊˌbit/ Forms: Past tense browbeat, past participle browbeaten ( browbeat obsolete). Etymology: < brow n.¹ + beat v.¹; it appears from the earlier quotations (see especially browbeating n.), that the brow in question was that of the beater, not of the beaten party; but it is not evident whether the meaning was ‘to beat with one's (frowning) brows’, or ‘to beat (? lower) one's brows at’. Connection with beetle-browed is suggested. 1. a. transitive. To bear down, discourage, or oppose, with stern, arrogant, or insolent looks or words; to snub, to bully; ‘to depress with severe brows, and stern or lofty looks’ (Johnson). ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > fear > quality of inspiring fear > quality of being intimidating > intimidate or bully [verb (transitive)] awec1225 bashc1375 palla1393 argh1393 formengea1400 matea1400 boasta1522 quail1526 brag1551 appale1563 browbeat1581 adaw1590 overdare1590 dastard1593 strike1598 disdare1612 cowa1616 dare1619 daw1631 bounce1640 dastardize1645 intimidate1646 hector1664 out-hector1672 huff1674 bully1685 harass1788 bullyraga1790 major1829 haze1851 bullock1875 to push (someone) around1900 to put the frighteners in, on1958 psych1963 vibe1979 1581 J. Bell tr. W. Haddon & J. Foxe Against Jerome Osorius 486 b To be afrayd of any her subjects lowring or browbeating. 1603 P. Holland tr. Plutarch Morals 129 We must entertaine our friends and guests, with courtesie..and not to brow-beat them. 1662 W. Petty Treat. Taxes 54 To be but brow-beaten by a prince or a grandee. 1706 Phillips's New World of Words (new ed.) Brow-beat, to look upon haughtily, or disdainfully, to snub, or keep under. 1743 H. Fielding Journey from this World i. xv, in Misc. II. 13 He browbeat the Informers against us, and treated their Evidence with..little Favour. 1803 J. Porter Thaddeus of Warsaw (1831) xxxvi. 327 I will not be browbeat and insulted. 1849 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. I. 663 The bar and the bench united to browbeat the unfortunate Whig. 1879 J. A. Froude Cæsar ix. 101 He was brow-beaten and threatened with violence. b. absol. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > fear > quality of inspiring fear > quality of being intimidating > intimidate or bully [verb (intransitive)] bully1733 browbeat1812 abuse1978 1812 M. R. Mitford Let. 27 Oct. in A. G. L'Estrange Life M. R. Mitford (1870) I. vi. 210 The well-fee'd lawyers have ceased to browbeat or to cajole. 2. figurative. To present a threatening aspect to. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > thing seen > appearance or aspect > have (specific) appearance [verb (transitive)] > present threatening appearance browbeat1860 1860 Wood in S. E. Dawson Handbk. Canada 266 One tremendous cliff..more than 1500 feet high, and inclined forward nearly 200 feet, brow-beating all beneath it. 3. humorously. To beat with the brow. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > impact > striking > striking with specific thing > strike with specific thing [verb (transitive)] > with the head busha1387 butt1590 head1784 browbeat1830 puck1861 headbutt1934 nut1937 headbang1984 1830 Ld. Tennyson Sonnet to J. M. K. While the worn-out clerk Browbeats his desk below. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1888; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < v.1581
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