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ter·ror·ize

   [ter-uh-rahyz]
verb (used with object), -ized, -iz·ing.
1.
to fill or overcome with terror.
2.
to dominate or coerce by intimidation.
3.
to produce widespread fear by acts of violence, as bombings.
Also, especially British, ter·ror·ise.

Origin:
1815–25; terror + -ize

Related forms
ter·ror·i·za·tion, noun
ter·ror·iz·er, noun
un·ter·ror·ized, adjective

Synonyms
1, 2. See frighten.

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terrorize
"coerce or deter by terror," 1823, from terror + -ize (also cf. terrorism).
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