Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- transitive verb To fill or overpower with terror; terrify.
- transitive verb To coerce or intimidate by causing fear. synonym: frighten.
from The Century Dictionary.
- To fill with terror; control or coerce by terror; terrify; appal. Also spelled
terrorise .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb To impress with terror; to coerce by intimidation.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb American Alternative spelling of
terrorise .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb fill with terror; frighten greatly
- verb coerce by violence or with threats
Etymologies
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Examples
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The Clantons will never again terrorize this town.
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In The Apprentice, Warren returns, to once again terrorize Detective Jane Rizzoli.
Essay by Tess Gerritsen, author of The Apprentice and The Surgeon 2010
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And no reasonable person, let alone a wordsmith like Limbaugh, thinks the word terrorize means the same thing as terrorist.
12/06/2005 2005
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Prosecutors would have to prove that a suspect knew the noose to be a threat and used it to terrorize, which is defined as prompting people to fear for their personal safety.
Home 2009
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Since this is my first time posting on Boing Boing, I wanted to explain that I didn't put the quotes around "terrorize" to be snarky; I'm just not sure that it fit my (admittedly personal) view that terrorism is larger-scale than what we experienced.
How the DC snipers hacked an ex-police car to make a killing machine - Boing Boing 2009
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They are organized by such far right organizations as Freedomworks, with their scare tactic talking points and the instruction to "terrorize" Blue Dogs over the break.
Sebelius: There will be competition with private insurers 2009
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Frankly, if he'll keep doing it shirtless, he can come over and "terrorize" me all night.
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Frankly, if he'll keep doing it shirtless, he can come over and "terrorize" me all night.
Tallulah Morehead: Big Brother 11 : The Wizard of Wacko Place. Tallulah Morehead 2010
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Frankly, if he'll keep doing it shirtless, he can come over and "terrorize" me all night.
Tallulah Morehead: Big Brother 11 : The Wizard of Wacko Place. 2010
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Sounds a lot like "terrorize" with Cheney's head right smack in the middle.
Senate Guru: Cheney Speech: When Subliminal Messaging is Accurate 2009
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