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Browbeat (Verb)

Discourage or frighten with threats or a domineering manner; intimidate.

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.

The coach used a browbeating approach to push his team to perform better under pressure.
His condescending remarks were meant to browbeat her into submission and make her question her abilities.
The new manager's browbeating style quickly created tension among the employees who felt disrespected.
Her family tried to browbeat her into marrying a man she didn't love, but she refused to give in.
The defendant claimed the police used coercive tactics to browbeat him into making a false confession.

Be bossy towards; "Her big brother always bullied her when she was young".

Verbs of feeling.

Her strict mother tried to browbeat her into marrying the man she didn't love.
As a child, she was browbeat by her older sister for not doing her chores.
The older kids in the neighborhood loved to browbeat the younger ones into giving up their lunch money.
His big sister always tried to browbeat him into doing her homework.
The team captain liked to browbeat the rookie players into working harder during practice.