[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

browbeat \brow"beat`\, v. t. imp. browbeat; p. p.
   browbeaten; p. pr.  vb. n. browbeating.
   to depress or bear down with haughty, stern looks, or with
   arrogant speech and dogmatic assertions; to abash or
   disconcert by impudent or abusive words or looks; to bully;
   as, to browbeat witnesses.
   1913 webster

         my grandfather was not a man to be browbeaten. --w.
                                                  irving.
   1913 webster
see also:
browbeat browbeaten browbeating 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

browbeat
     v 1: be bossy towards; "her big brother always bullied her when
          she was young" syn: strong-arm, bully, bullyrag,
          ballyrag, boss around, hector, push around
     2: discourage or frighten with threats or a domineering manner;
        intimidate syn: bully, swagger
     also: browbeaten
see also:
strong-arm bully bullyrag ballyrag boss around hector 
push around swagger browbeaten 

[3] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

61 moby thesaurus words for "browbeat":
   badger, beat down, bludgeon, bluster, bluster out of, bounce,
   break, bulldoze, bully, bullyrag, castrate, clamp down on, coerce,
   compel, cow, daunt, demoralize, despotize, discourage, dominate,
   domineer, domineer over, dragoon, enslave, frighten, grind,
   grind down, harass, hassle, hector, henpeck, huff, intimidate,
   keep down, keep under, lord it over, nag, oppress, overawe,
   overbear, overmaster, override, press heavy on, repress, ride over,
   ride roughshod over, subjugate, suppress, systematically terrorize,
   terrorize, threaten, trample down, trample upon, tread down,
   tread upon, tyrannize, tyrannize over, unman, walk all over,
   walk over, weigh heavy on

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