English

Pronunciation
IPA|/'br��bi�t/
audio|en-us-browbeat.ogg|Audio (US)

Verb
en-verb|browbeats|browbeating|browbeat|browbeaten

1. transitive To bully in an intimidating, bossy, or supercilious way.

#:Though the teacher browbeat all the children, they still acted out during the lesson.

Related terms
browbeater

Translations

Catalan: intimidar
Dutch: intimideren
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Finnish: pelotella, tyrannisoida, pomottaa
Scottish Gaelic: sàraich
Spanish: intimidar

References
R:Century 1911
R:Webster 1913

Category:English irregular verbs

fa:browbeat
io:browbeat
pl:browbeat
fi:browbeat
te:browbeat
vi:browbeat
uk:browbeat
zh:browbeat

• 2007-12-06 08:02 - SemperBlotto - /* Verb */

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