browbeat
verb
[ ˈbraʊbiːt ]
• intimidate (someone), typically into doing something, with stern or abusive words.
• "a witness is being browbeaten under cross-examination"
Similar:
bully,
hector,
intimidate,
force,
coerce,
compel,
badger,
dragoon,
cow,
bludgeon,
persecute,
domineer,
oppress,
pressure,
pressurize,
tyrannize,
terrorize,
menace,
subjugate,
use strong-arm tactics on,
harass,
harry,
hound,
nag,
goad,
boss about,
boss around,
bulldoze,
railroad,
lean on,
