terrorize

• POS: Verb (transitive)
• HYPHEN: ter=ror=ize
• COUNT in NET: 2 in 2 verses (in OT : 2 in 2 verses)

CIDE DICTIONARY

terrorize, v. t. [Cf. F. terroriser.].

 To impress with terror; to coerce by intimidation.  [1913 Webster]
"Humiliated by the tyranny of foreign despotism, and terrorized by ecclesiastical authority."  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

terrorize, v.tr. (also -ise)
1 fill with terror.
2 use terrorism against.

Derivative

terrorization n. terrorizer n.

THESAURUS

terrorize

affright, alarm, assault, attack, awe, barbarize, batter, beat down, bludgeon, bluster, bluster out of, break, browbeat, brutalize, bulldoze, bully, bullyrag, burn, butcher, carry on, castrate, clamp down on, coerce, compel, cow, daunt, demoralize, despotize, destroy, domineer, domineer over, dragoon, enslave, fright, go on, grind, grind down, hammer, harass, hector, henpeck, huff, intimidate, keep down, keep under, lay waste, loot, lord it over, maul, mug, oppress, overawe, overbear, overmaster, override, pillage, press heavy on, rage, ramp, rampage, rant, rape, rave, repress, ride over, ride roughshod over, riot, roar, ruin, sack, savage, scare, scare to death, slaughter, sow chaos, spook, startle, storm, strong-arm, subjugate, suppress, systematically terrorize, tear, tear around, terrify, threaten, trample down, trample upon, tread down, tread upon, tyrannize, tyrannize over, unman, vandalize, violate, walk all over, walk over, weigh heavy on, wreck

ROGET THESAURUS

terrorize

Fear

VB fear, stand in awe of, be afraid, have qualms, apprehend, sit upon thorns, eye askance, distrust, hesitate, falter, funk, cower, crouch, skulk, let 'I dare not' wait upon 'I would' take fright, take alarm, start, wince, flinch, shy, shrink, fly, tremble, shake, shiver, shiver in one's shoes, shudder, flutter, shake like an aspen leaf, tremble like an aspen leaf, tremble all over, quake, quaver, quiver, quail, grow pale, turn pale, blench, stand aghast, not dare to say one's soul is one's own, inspire fear, excite fear, inspire awe, excite awe, raise apprehensions, be in a daze, bulldoze, faze, feeze, give an alarm, raise an alarm, sound an alarm, alarm, startle, scare, cry 'wolf', disquiet, dismay, fright, frighten, terrify, astound, fright from one's propriety, fright out of one's senses, fright out of one's wits, fright out of one's seven senses, awe, strike all of a heap, strike an awe into, strike terror, harrow up the soul, appall, unman, petrify, horrify, pile on the agony, make one's flesh creep, make one's hair stand on end, make one's blood run cold, make one's teeth chatter, take away one's breath, stop one's breath, make one tremble, haunt, prey on the mind, weigh on the mind, put in fear, put in bodily fear, terrorize, intimidate, cow, daunt, overawe, abash, deter, discourage, browbeat, bully, threaten.