terrorize, terrorise

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• terrorize — (Amer.) ter·ror·ize || terÉ™raɪz v. terrify, intimidate, dominate or coerce through intimidation (also terrorise) …   English contemporary dictionary

• terrorize — (also terrorise) ► VERB ▪ create and maintain a feeling of terror in (a person or area) …   English terms dictionary

• terrorise — (Brit.) v. terrify, intimidate, dominate or coerce through intimidation (also terrorize) …   English contemporary dictionary

• terrorise — verb 1. coerce by violence or with threats • Syn: ↑terrorize • Derivationally related forms: ↑terrorisation, ↑terror, ↑terrorization (for: ↑terrorize), ↑terror …   Useful english dictionary

• terrorize — ter|ror|ize also terrorise BrE [ˈterəraız] v [T] to deliberately frighten people by threatening to harm them, especially so they will do what you want be terrorized into doing sth ▪ Many people have been terrorized into leaving. ▪ gangs who… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• terrorise — chiefly British variant of terrorize …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• terrorize — terrorization, n. terrorizer, n. /ter euh ruyz /, v.t., terrorized, terrorizing. 1. to fill or overcome with terror. 2. to dominate or coerce by intimidation. 3. to produce widespread fear by acts of violence, as bombings. Also, esp. Brit.,… …   Universalium

• terrorise — ter|ror|ise [ terə,raız ] a British spelling of terrorize …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• terrorise — [[t]te̱rəraɪz[/t]] see terrorize …   English dictionary

• terrorize — [[t]te̱rəraɪz[/t]] terrorizes, terrorizing, terrorized VERB If someone terrorizes you, they keep you in a state of fear by making it seem likely that they will attack you. [V n] Bands of gunmen have hijacked food shipments and terrorized relief… …   English dictionary

• terrorize — or terrorise verb create and maintain a feeling of terror in. Derivatives terrorization noun terrorizer noun …   English new terms dictionary