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Browbeat

//ˈbɹaʊ.biːt// verb

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Verb
  1. 1
    To bully in an intimidating, bossy, or supercilious way. transitive

    "Though the teacher browbeat all the children, they still acted out during the lesson."

  2. 2
    discourage or frighten with threats or a domineering manner; intimidate wordnet
  3. 3
    be bossy towards wordnet

Etymology

From brow + beat.

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