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BROWBEAT

Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

Irregular inflected form: browbeaten  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

 I. (verb) 

Verb forms

Present simple: I / you / we / they browbeat  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation ... he / she / it browbeats  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

Past simple: browbeat  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

Past participle: browbeaten  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

-ing form: browbeating  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

Sense 1

Meaning:

Discourage or frighten with threats or a domineering manner; intimidateplay

Synonyms:

browbeat; bully; swagger

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Hypernyms (to "browbeat" is one way to...):

blarney; cajole; coax; inveigle; palaver; sweet-talk; wheedle (influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something

Sentence example:

They browbeat him into writing the letter


Sense 2

Meaning:

Be bossy towardsplay

Example:

Her big brother always bullied her when she was young

Synonyms:

ballyrag; boss around; browbeat; bully; bullyrag; hector; push around; strong-arm

Classified under:

Verbs of feeling

Hypernyms (to "browbeat" is one way to...):

intimidate (make timid or fearful)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "browbeat"):

domineer; tyrannise; tyrannize (rule or exercise power over (somebody) in a cruel and autocratic manner)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s somebody

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