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terrorizing

[ter-uh-rahyz]

Origin

verb (used with object), -ized, -iz·ing.

to fill or overcome with terror.

to dominate or coerce by intimidation.

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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