Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to browbeat
Participle: browbeaten
Gerund: browbeating
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | browbeat |
| you | browbeat |
| he;she;it | browbeats |
| we | browbeat |
| you | browbeat |
| they | browbeat |
Perfect
| I | have browbeaten |
| you | have browbeaten |
| he;she;it | has browbeaten |
| we | have browbeaten |
| you | have browbeaten |
| they | have browbeaten |
Past
| I | browbeat |
| you | browbeat |
| he;she;it | browbeat |
| we | browbeat |
| you | browbeat |
| they | browbeat |
Pluperfect
| I | had browbeaten |
| you | had browbeaten |
| he;she;it | had browbeaten |
| we | had browbeaten |
| you | had browbeaten |
| they | had browbeaten |
Future
| I | will browbeat |
| you | will browbeat |
| he;she;it | will browbeat |
| we | will browbeat |
| you | will browbeat |
| they | will browbeat |
Future Perfect
| I | will have browbeaten |
| you | will have browbeaten |
| he;she;it | will have browbeaten |
| we | will have browbeaten |
| you | will have browbeaten |
| they | will have browbeaten |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | browbeat |
| you | browbeat |
| he;she;it | browbeat |
| we | browbeat |
| you | browbeat |
| they | browbeat |
Perfect
| I | have browbeaten |
| you | have browbeaten |
| he;she;it | have browbeaten |
| we | have browbeaten |
| you | have browbeaten |
| they | have browbeaten |
Imperfect
| I | browbeat |
| you | browbeat |
| he;she;it | browbeat |
| we | browbeat |
| you | browbeat |
| they | browbeat |
Pluperfect
| I | had browbeaten |
| you | had browbeaten |
| he;she;it | had browbeaten |
| we | had browbeaten |
| you | had browbeaten |
| they | had browbeaten |
Conditional
Present
| I | would browbeat |
| you | would browbeat |
| he;she;it | would browbeat |
| we | would browbeat |
| you | would browbeat |
| they | would browbeat |
Perfect
| I | would have browbeaten |
| you | would have browbeaten |
| he;she;it | would have browbeaten |
| we | would have browbeaten |
| you | would have browbeaten |
| they | would have browbeaten |
Imperative
| you | browbeat |
| we | Let's browbeat |
| you | browbeat |
Verbs similar to 'browbeat'
biotreat,
bowcat,
browse,
browze,
burn-beat,
crowbar,
dry-beat,
showboat,
to-beat,
beat,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
- to fill with fear with intent to deter
- bulldoze, bully, cow, dastardize, daunt, dishearten, do down, domineer, hector, intimidate, menace, strong-arm
- intimidate
- bully, frighten, harangue, badger, nag, cow, threaten
Antonyms
- intimidate
- embolden, hearten, assure, help
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
From brow + beat.
Sample Sentences
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Though the teacher browbeat all the children, they still acted out during the lesson.
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Beware lest thy mind be swayed by the brow-beating of the Demons. [1922, E[ric] R[ücker] Eddison, The Worm Ouroboros: A Romance, London: Jonathan Cape […], →OCLC, page 26:]
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Dudley Fitts reared far back, pronouncing her [Laura Riding] with “few equals” when it came to “browbeating an audience into conviction by sheer force of arrogance, among any poets living or dead.” [1993 November 28, Carol Muske, quoting Dudley Fitts, “Laura Riding Roughshod”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:]
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Autistics don’t need cognitive behavioral training to help us not be rules by our emotions. In fact, most of us have been browbeaten into ignoring our feelings too much. [2022, Devon Price, chapter 2, in Michele Eniclerico, editor, Unmasking Autism, New York: Harmony Books, →ISBN, page 74:]