terrorize

== English == === Alternative forms === terrorise (non-Oxford British English) === Etymology === From terror +‎ -ize. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈtɛɹəɹaɪz/ === Verb === terrorize (third-person singular simple present terrorizes, present participle terrorizing, simple past and past participle terrorized) (transitive, American spelling, Oxford British English) To fill (someone) with terror; to terrify. To coerce (someone) by using threats or violence. ==== Synonyms ==== (fill with terror): petrify, terrify (coerce by threats or violence): bully, hector ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== terrorism terrorist ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === “terrorize”, in Oxford Learner's Dictionaries