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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Browbeat \Brow"beat`\, v. t. [imp. {Browbeat}; p. p.
     {Browbeaten}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Browbeating}.]
     To depress or bear down with haughty, stern looks, or with
     arrogant speech and dogmatic assertions; to abash or
     disconcert by impudent or abusive words or looks; to bully;
     as, to browbeat witnesses.


     [1913 Webster]
  
           My grandfather was not a man to be browbeaten. --W.
                                                    Irving.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  browbeat
       v 1: be bossy towards; "Her big brother always bullied her when
            she was young" [syn: {strong-arm}, {bully}, {bullyrag},
            {ballyrag}, {boss around}, {hector}, {push around}]
       2: discourage or frighten with threats or a domineering manner;
          intimidate [syn: {bully}, {swagger}]
       [also: {browbeaten}]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  browbeaten
       adj : frightened into submission or compliance [syn: {bullied}, {cowed},
              {hangdog}, {intimidated}]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  browbeaten
       See {browbeat}

















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