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Browbeating

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brow⋅beat

  [brou-beet]
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–verb (used with object), -beat, -beat⋅en, -beat⋅ing.
to intimidate by overbearing looks or words; bully: They browbeat him into agreeing.
Origin:
1575–85; brow + beat

Related forms:
browbeater, noun

Synonyms:
cow, badger, tyrannize, harass, coerce.
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brow·beat   (brou'bēt')   
tr.v.   brow·beat, brow·beat·en (-bēt'n), brow·beat·ing, brow·beats
To intimidate or subjugate by an overbearing manner or domineering speech; bully. See Synonyms at intimidate.
brow'beat'er n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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