terrorize

Verb
US[ter-er-ahyz]/ˈtɛrɚˌaɪz/3 syllables
Synonyms: terroriseterrify

Open English WordNet

Verb (2)terrorized, terrorizing

  1. coerce by violence or with threatsSynonyms: terroriseMore general coerce, hale
  2. fill with terror; frighten greatlySynonyms: terrifyterroriseMore general frighten, frightMore specific panic

Related words terrorization noun, affright noun, terrorisation noun

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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Ter′ror·ize transitive verb

Origin: Cf. F. terroriser.

To impress with terror; to coerce by intimidation.

Humiliated by the tyranny of foreign despotism, and terrorized by ecclesiastical authority.— John Addington Symonds

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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