BROWBEAT
browbeat, bully, swagger
(verb) discourage or frighten with threats or a domineering manner; intimidate
bully, strong-arm, browbeat, bullyrag, ballyrag, boss around, hector, push around
(verb) be bossy towards; “Her big brother always bullied her when she was young”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
browbeat (third-person singular simple present browbeats, present participle browbeating, simple past browbeat, past participle browbeaten)
(transitive) To bully in an intimidating, bossy, or supercilious way.
Synonyms
• (to bully in an intimidating way): bully, cow, domineer, intimidate
Source: Wiktionary
Brow"beat`, v. t. [imp. Browbeat; p. p. Browbeaten; p. pr. & vb. n. Browbeating.]
Definition: 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. My grandfather was not a man to be browbeaten. W. Irving.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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