browbeat

== English == === Alternative forms === brow-beat === Etymology === From brow +‎ beat. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation, US) IPA(key): /ˈbɹaʊ.biːt/ === Verb === browbeat (third-person singular simple present browbeats, present participle browbeating, simple past browbeat, past participle browbeaten) (transitive) To bully in an intimidating, bossy, or supercilious way. Synonyms: bully, cow, domineer, intimidate; see also Thesaurus:intimidate ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References === William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “browbeat”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. “browbeat”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.