browbeat

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verb

1. be bossy towards (Freq. 1)
- Her big brother always bullied her when she was young
• Syn:
strong-arm, bully, bullyrag, ballyrag, boss around,
hector, push around
• Hypernyms:
intimidate
• Hyponyms:
tyrannize, tyrannise, domineer
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
2. discourage or frighten with threats or a domineering manner;
intimidate
• Syn:
bully, swagger
• Derivationally related forms:
bully (for: bully)
• Hypernyms:
wheedle, cajole, palaver, blarney, coax,
sweet-talk, inveigle
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
- They browbeat him into writing the letter

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  bully, swagger, strong-arm, bullyrag, ballyrag, boss around, hector, push around