terrorize

ter·ror·ize  (tr-rz)

tr.v. ter·ror·ized, ter·ror·iz·ing, ter·ror·iz·es

1. To fill or overpower with terror; terrify.

2. To coerce by intimidation or fear. See Synonyms at frighten.

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terror·i·zation (-r--zshn) n.

terror·izer n.

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terrorize, terrorise [ˈtɛrəˌraɪz]

vb (tr)

1. to coerce or control by violence, fear, threats, etc.

2. to inspire with dread; terrify

terrorization , terrorisation n

terrorizer , terroriser n

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	terrorize - coerce by violence or with threats terrorise coerce, force, hale, pressure, squeeze - to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means :"She forced him to take a job in the city"; "He squeezed her for information"
	2.	terrorize - fill with terror; frighten greatly terrify, terrorise affright, fright, frighten, scare - cause fear in; "The stranger who hangs around the building frightens me"; "Ghosts could never affright her" panic - cause sudden fear in or fill with sudden panic; "The mere thought of an isolation cell panicked the prisoners"

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terrorize

verb

1. bully, menace, intimidate, threaten, oppress, coerce, strong-arm (informal), browbeat In his childhood he liked to terrorize his young siblings.

2. terrify, alarm, frighten, scare, intimidate, petrify, scare to death, strike terror into, put the fear of God into, fill with terror, scare the bejesus out of (informal), frighten out of your wits, inspire panic in The government had the helicopter gunships to terrorize the population.

Translations

terrorize [ˈterəraɪz] VT (= terrify) → aterrorizar; (= threaten, coerce) → atemorizar
they terrorized the population into submission → hicieron que la población se sometiera a base de atemorizarlos

terrorize [ˈtɛrəraɪz] terrorise (British) vt → terroriser
terror-stricken [ˈtɛrə^rstrɪk^ən] terror-struck adj → terrorisé(e)

terrorize

vt

→ terrorisieren

(= intimidate) → einschüchtern; to terrorize somebody into doing something → jdn durch Einschüchterungen dazu bringen, etw zu tun

terrorize [ˈtɛrəˌraɪz] vt → terrorizzare