Meaning & use
browbeat
To intimidate or bully someone into doing something through persistent, forceful pressure.
See it in a sentence
The manager tried to browbeat the intern into working through the weekend.
His opponent tried to browbeat him with aggressive courtroom tactics, but he refused to back down.
A note on using this word
Past tense is 'browbeat' or 'browbeaten'; the word carries a strongly negative, coercive tone.
Words with a similar meaning
bullyintimidate
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Words with an opposite meaning
encouragepersuade
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