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terrorize

verb
/ˈtɛɹəɹaɪz/

Etymology

From terror + -ize.

  1. derived from *tre-✻
  2. derived from *trozeō✻
  3. derived from tr̥reō
  4. derived from terror — “fright, fear, terror”
  5. derived from terreur
  6. inherited from terrour
  7. suffixed as terrorize — “terror + ize”

Definitions

  1. To fill (someone) with terror

    To fill (someone) with terror; to terrify.

    • terrorize the population
    • terrorize civilians
    • The gang continued to terrorize the neighborhood.

  2. To coerce (someone) by using threats or violence.

The neighborhood

Derived

counter-terrorize, terrorization

Vish — recursive loop

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA