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browbeat
brow·beat [ brów bt ] (past brow·beat, past participle brow·beat·en [ brów bt'n ], present participle brow·beat·ing, 3rd person present singular brow·beats)


transitive verb 
Definition:
 
domineer somebody: to bully or intimidate somebody sternly
I will not be browbeaten into making a hasty decision.

brow·beat·er noun
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