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Definition of "terrorize" []

  • To fill or overpower with terror; terrify. (verb-transitive)
  • To coerce by intimidation or fear. See Synonyms at frighten. (verb-transitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "terrorize" in a sentence
  • "The Clantons will never again terrorize this town."
  • "In The Apprentice, Warren returns, to once again terrorize Detective Jane Rizzoli."
  • "And no reasonable person, let alone a wordsmith like Limbaugh, thinks the word terrorize means the same thing as terrorist."