browbeat

UK: /ˈbraʊbiːt/ US: /ˈbraʊˌbit/ ,(brou′bēt′)

Inflections of 'browbeat' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

browbeats

v 3rd person singular

browbeating

v pres p

browbeat

v past

browbeaten

v past p

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

brow•beat /ˈbraʊˌbit/   v. [~ + object] , -beat, -beat•en, -beat•ing. 

1. to frighten with threats and cause (someone) to do something;
   bully:
   She browbeat me into taking on all this extra work.

brow•beat•er, n. [countable]

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

brow•beat  (brou′bēt′), v.t., -beat, -beat•en, -beat•ing. 

1. to intimidate by overbearing looks or words;
   bully:
   They browbeat him into agreeing.

• brow + beat 1575–85

brow′beat′er, n. 
Synonyms

cow, badger, tyrannize, harass, coerce.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

browbeat / ˈbraʊˌbiːt/ verb ( -beats, -beating, -beat, -beaten)

1. (transitive) to discourage or frighten with threats or a domineering manner; intimidate