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Terrorize   /tˈɛrərˌaɪz/   Listen
Terrorize

verb
1.
Coerce by violence or with threats.  Synonym: terrorise.
2.
Fill with terror; frighten greatly.  Synonyms: terrify, terrorise.






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"Terrorize" Quotes from Famous Books



... he was in their power! No longer could he terrorize them. Slowly the realization of this dawned upon them. A woman, screaming, ran forward and struck the ape-man across the face. Another and another followed her example, until Tarzan of the Apes was surrounded by a fighting, clawing, ...
— Jungle Tales of Tarzan • Edgar Rice Burroughs

... make captives of women and obtain their love. He knew the futility of such coercion. He had committed two or three scoundrelly acts, but never would he or could he sink to such a level. No. He meant no harm at all. Frighten her, perhaps, and terrorize the others; and mayhap take a kiss as he left her to the coming of her friends. Nothing more ...
— A Splendid Hazard • Harold MacGrath

... Will, his handsome face redder than any of the lively imageries she had called up to terrorize his conscience; "I got that front hair fascinater ye wanted, an' I sold the spruce gum for two dollars for ...
— Vesty of the Basins • Sarah P. McLean Greene



Words linked to "Terrorize" :   terrify, squeeze, terrorise, terror, panic, affright, hale, coerce, terrorization, force, frighten, fright, pressure, scare



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