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browbeat
brow·beat B0506500 (brou′bēt′)tr.v. brow·beat, brow·beat·en (-bēt′n), brow·beat·ing, brow·beats To intimidate or subjugate by an overbearing manner or domineering speech; bully. See Synonyms at intimidate. brow′beat′er n.browbeat (ˈbraʊˌbiːt) vb, -beats, -beating, -beat or -beaten (tr) to discourage or frighten with threats or a domineering manner; intimidate ˈbrowˌbeater nbrow•beat (ˈbraʊˌbit) v.t. -beat, -beat•en, -beat•ing. to intimidate by overbearing looks or words; bully. [1575–85] brow′beat`er, n. browbeat Past participle: browbeaten Gerund: browbeating
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browbeat | browbeat |
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I browbeat | you browbeat | he/she/it browbeats | we browbeat | you browbeat | they browbeat |
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I browbeat | you browbeat | he/she/it browbeat | we browbeat | you browbeat | they browbeat |
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I am browbeating | you are browbeating | he/she/it is browbeating | we are browbeating | you are browbeating | they are browbeating |
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I have browbeaten | you have browbeaten | he/she/it has browbeaten | we have browbeaten | you have browbeaten | they have browbeaten |
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I was browbeating | you were browbeating | he/she/it was browbeating | we were browbeating | you were browbeating | they were browbeating |
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I had browbeaten | you had browbeaten | he/she/it had browbeaten | we had browbeaten | you had browbeaten | they had browbeaten |
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I will browbeat | you will browbeat | he/she/it will browbeat | we will browbeat | you will browbeat | they will browbeat |
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I will have browbeaten | you will have browbeaten | he/she/it will have browbeaten | we will have browbeaten | you will have browbeaten | they will have browbeaten |
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I will be browbeating | you will be browbeating | he/she/it will be browbeating | we will be browbeating | you will be browbeating | they will be browbeating |
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I have been browbeating | you have been browbeating | he/she/it has been browbeating | we have been browbeating | you have been browbeating | they have been browbeating |
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I will have been browbeating | you will have been browbeating | he/she/it will have been browbeating | we will have been browbeating | you will have been browbeating | they will have been browbeating |
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I had been browbeating | you had been browbeating | he/she/it had been browbeating | we had been browbeating | you had been browbeating | they had been browbeating |
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I would browbeat | you would browbeat | he/she/it would browbeat | we would browbeat | you would browbeat | they would browbeat |
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I would have browbeaten | you would have browbeaten | he/she/it would have browbeaten | we would have browbeaten | you would have browbeaten | they would have browbeaten | ThesaurusVerb | 1. | browbeat - be bossy towards; "Her big brother always bullied her when she was young"ballyrag, boss around, bully, bullyrag, hector, push around, strong-armintimidate - make timid or fearful; "Her boss intimidates her"domineer, tyrannise, tyrannize - rule or exercise power over (somebody) in a cruel and autocratic manner; "her husband and mother-in-law tyrannize her" | | 2. | browbeat - discourage or frighten with threats or a domineering manner; intimidatebully, swaggerblarney, cajole, coax, inveigle, sweet-talk, wheedle, palaver - influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering; "He palavered her into going along" |
browbeatverb bully, threaten, cow, intimidate, badger, oppress, hector, coerce, bulldoze (informal), overawe, dragoon, ride roughshod over, tyrannize, overbear, domineer attempts to deceive, con, or browbeat the voters tempt, lure, flatter, manoeuvre, seduce, entice, coax, beguile, cajole, wheedle, sweet-talk (informal), inveiglebrowbeatverbTo domineer or drive into compliance by the use of as threats or force, for example:bludgeon, bulldoze, bully, bullyrag, cow, hector, intimidate, menace, threaten.Informal: strong-arm.Translationseinschüchternintimidarintimiderintimorireintimiderenзапугиватьнаводить страхпугатьстращатьbrowbeat
browbeat (one) into (something)To thoroughly and continually dominate, intimidate, or bully someone into doing something. I'm tired of seeing him browbeat her into agreeing with him.See also: browbeatbrowbeat someone into somethingFig. to bully or intimidate someone into something. It won't do any good to try to browbeat me into it. I was browbeaten into doing it once. I refuse to do it again.See also: browbeatbrowbeat
Synonyms for browbeatverb bullySynonyms- bully
- threaten
- cow
- intimidate
- badger
- oppress
- hector
- coerce
- bulldoze
- overawe
- dragoon
- ride roughshod over
- tyrannize
- overbear
- domineer
Antonyms- tempt
- lure
- flatter
- manoeuvre
- seduce
- entice
- coax
- beguile
- cajole
- wheedle
- sweet-talk
- inveigle
Synonyms for browbeatverb to domineer or drive into compliance by the use of as threats or force, for exampleSynonyms- bludgeon
- bulldoze
- bully
- bullyrag
- cow
- hector
- intimidate
- menace
- threaten
- strong-arm
Synonyms for browbeatverb be bossy towardsSynonyms- ballyrag
- boss around
- bully
- bullyrag
- hector
- push around
- strong-arm
Related Words- intimidate
- domineer
- tyrannise
- tyrannize
verb discourage or frighten with threats or a domineering mannerSynonymsRelated Words- blarney
- cajole
- coax
- inveigle
- sweet-talk
- wheedle
- palaver
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