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browbeating
Overview of verb browbeat
The verb browbeat has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (1) strong-arm, bully, browbeat, bullyrag, ballyrag, boss around, hector, push around -- (be bossy towards; "Her big brother always bullied her when she was young")
2. browbeat, bully, swagger -- (discourage or frighten with threats or a domineering manner; intimidate)
Antonyms of verb browbeat
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb browbeat
2 senses of browbeat
Sense 1
strong-arm, bully, browbeat, bullyrag, ballyrag, boss around, hector, push around
=> intimidate
=> frighten, fright, scare, affright
=> stimulate, shake, shake up, excite, stir
=> arouse, elicit, enkindle, kindle, evoke, fire, raise, provoke
=> make, create
Sense 2
browbeat, bully, swagger
=> wheedle, cajole, palaver, blarney, coax, sweet-talk, inveigle
=> persuade
=> induce, stimulate, cause, have, get, make
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb browbeat
1 of 2 senses of browbeat
Sense 1
strong-arm, bully, browbeat, bullyrag, ballyrag, boss around, hector, push around
=> tyrannize, tyrannise, domineer
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb browbeat
2 senses of browbeat
Sense 1
strong-arm, bully, browbeat, bullyrag, ballyrag, boss around, hector, push around
=> intimidate
Sense 2
browbeat, bully, swagger
=> wheedle, cajole, palaver, blarney, coax, sweet-talk, inveigle
'Cause To' of verb browbeat
Derived Forms of verb browbeat
Domain of verb browbeat
Domain Terms of verb browbeat
Familiarity of verb browbeat
browbeat used as a verb is rare (polysemy count =2)
Sample Sentences of verb browbeat
2 senses of browbeat
Sense 1
strong-arm, bully, browbeat, bullyrag, ballyrag, boss around, hector, push around
*> Somebody ----s somebody
Sense 2
browbeat, bully, swagger
EX: They browbeat him into writing the letter
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb browbeat
2 senses of browbeat
Sense 1
strong-arm, bully, browbeat, bullyrag, ballyrag, boss around, hector, push around
> intimidate
=> hold over
=> strong-arm, bully, browbeat, bullyrag, ballyrag, boss around, hector, push around
Sense 2
browbeat, bully, swagger
> wheedle, cajole, palaver, blarney, coax, sweet-talk, inveigle
=> soft-soap
=> browbeat, bully, swagger
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb browbeat
Sense 1
strong-arm, bully, browbeat, bullyrag, ballyrag, boss around, hector, push around
=> intimidate
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Sense 2
browbeat, bully, swagger
=> wheedle, cajole, palaver, blarney, coax, sweet-talk, inveigle
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Grep of verb browbeat
browbeat
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