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Definition browbeat in British English

browbeat verb

[transitive] verb
/ˈbraʊˌbiːt/
1

to make someone do something by asking or threatening them until they agree

Example

She wasn't going to let him browbeat her into agreeing to go.

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Definition browbeat in British English