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browbeaten
Overview of verb browbeat
The verb browbeat has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (1) strong-arm, bully, browbeat, bullyrag, ballyrag, boss around, hector, push around -- (be bossy towards; "Her big brother always bullied her when she was young")
2. browbeat, bully, swagger -- (discourage or frighten with threats or a domineering manner; intimidate)
Overview of adj browbeaten
The adj browbeaten has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts)
1. browbeaten, bullied, cowed, hangdog, intimidated -- (frightened into submission or compliance)
Antonyms of verb browbeat
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb browbeat
2 senses of browbeat
Sense 1
strong-arm, bully, browbeat, bullyrag, ballyrag, boss around, hector, push around
=> intimidate
=> frighten, fright, scare, affright
=> stimulate, shake, shake up, excite, stir
=> arouse, elicit, enkindle, kindle, evoke, fire, raise, provoke
=> make, create
Sense 2
browbeat, bully, swagger
=> wheedle, cajole, palaver, blarney, coax, sweet-talk, inveigle
=> persuade
=> induce, stimulate, cause, have, get, make
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb browbeat
1 of 2 senses of browbeat
Sense 1
strong-arm, bully, browbeat, bullyrag, ballyrag, boss around, hector, push around
=> tyrannize, tyrannise, domineer
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb browbeat
2 senses of browbeat
Sense 1
strong-arm, bully, browbeat, bullyrag, ballyrag, boss around, hector, push around
=> intimidate
Sense 2
browbeat, bully, swagger
=> wheedle, cajole, palaver, blarney, coax, sweet-talk, inveigle
'Cause To' of verb browbeat
Derived Forms of verb browbeat
Domain of verb browbeat
Domain Terms of verb browbeat
Familiarity of verb browbeat
browbeat used as a verb is rare (polysemy count =2)
Sample Sentences of verb browbeat
2 senses of browbeat
Sense 1
strong-arm, bully, browbeat, bullyrag, ballyrag, boss around, hector, push around
*> Somebody ----s somebody
Sense 2
browbeat, bully, swagger
EX: They browbeat him into writing the letter
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb browbeat
2 senses of browbeat
Sense 1
strong-arm, bully, browbeat, bullyrag, ballyrag, boss around, hector, push around
> intimidate
=> hold over
=> strong-arm, bully, browbeat, bullyrag, ballyrag, boss around, hector, push around
Sense 2
browbeat, bully, swagger
> wheedle, cajole, palaver, blarney, coax, sweet-talk, inveigle
=> soft-soap
=> browbeat, bully, swagger
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb browbeat
Sense 1
strong-arm, bully, browbeat, bullyrag, ballyrag, boss around, hector, push around
=> intimidate
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Sense 2
browbeat, bully, swagger
=> wheedle, cajole, palaver, blarney, coax, sweet-talk, inveigle
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Grep of verb browbeat
browbeat
Antonyms of adj browbeaten
1 sense of browbeaten
Sense 1
browbeaten, bullied, cowed, hangdog, intimidated
INDIRECT (VIA afraid) -> unafraid, fearless
Similarity of adj browbeaten
1 sense of browbeaten
Sense 1
browbeaten, bullied, cowed, hangdog, intimidated
=> afraid(predicate)(vs. unafraid)
Pertainyms of adj browbeaten
Attributes of adj browbeaten
Domain of adj browbeaten
Domain Terms of adj browbeaten
Familiarity of adj browbeaten
browbeaten used as an adjective is very rare (polysemy count =1)
Grep of adj browbeaten
browbeaten
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