terrorize
verb/ˈterəraɪz/
/ˈterəraɪz/
(British English also terrorise)
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they terrorize | /ˈterəraɪz/ /ˈterəraɪz/ |
| he / she / it terrorizes | /ˈterəraɪzɪz/ /ˈterəraɪzɪz/ |
| past simple terrorized | /ˈterəraɪzd/ /ˈterəraɪzd/ |
| past participle terrorized | /ˈterəraɪzd/ /ˈterəraɪzd/ |
| -ing form terrorizing | /ˈterəraɪzɪŋ/ /ˈterəraɪzɪŋ/ |
- to frighten and threaten people so that they will not oppose something or will do as they are told
- terrorize somebody drug dealers terrorizing the neighbourhood
- terrorize somebody into doing something People were terrorized into leaving their homes.
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