TERRORIZE
terrify, terrorize, terrorise
(verb) fill with terror; frighten greatly
terrorize, terrorise
(verb) coerce by violence or with threats
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
terrorize (third-person singular simple present terrorizes, present participle terrorizing, simple past and past participle terrorized) (transitive)
To fill (someone) with terror; to terrify.
To coerce (someone) by using threats or violence.
Synonyms
• (fill with terror): petrify, terrify
• (coerce by threats or violence): bully, hector
Source: Wiktionary
Ter"ror*ize, v. t. Etym: [Cf. F. terroriser.]
Definition: To impress with terror; to coerce by intimidation. Humiliated by the tyranny of foreign despotism, and terrorized by ecclesiastical authority. J. A. Symonds.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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