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English verb: terrorize | |||
| 1. | terrorize (social) coerce by violence or with threats | ||
| Examples | Sam cannot terrorize Sue | ||
| Synonyms | terrorise | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | coerce, force, hale, pressure, squeeze | ||
| 2. | terrorize (emotion) fill with terror; frighten greatly | ||
| Examples | The bad news will terrorize him | ||
| Synonyms | terrify, terrorise | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | affright, fright, frighten, scare | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | panic | ||
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