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Definition of Browbeat
1. Verb. Be bossy towards. "They want to browbeat the prisoners "; "Her big brother always bullied her when she was young"
Generic synonyms: Intimidate
Specialized synonyms: Domineer, Tyrannise, Tyrannize
2. Verb. Discourage or frighten with threats or a domineering manner; intimidate. "They want to browbeat the prisoners "
Generic synonyms: Blarney, Cajole, Coax, Inveigle, Palaver, Sweet-talk, Wheedle
Derivative terms: Bully
Definition of Browbeat
1. v. t. To depress or bear down with haughty, stern looks, or with arrogant speech and dogmatic assertions; to abash or disconcert by impudent or abusive words or looks; to bully; as, to browbeat witnesses.
Definition of Browbeat
1. Verb. (transitive) To bully in an intimidating, bossy, or supercilious way. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Browbeat
1. to intimidate [v -BEAT, -BEATEN, -BEATING, -BEATS] - See also: intimidate
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Literary usage of Browbeat
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1. London Society edited by James Hogg, Florence Marryat (1879)
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