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Definitions

  1. p. pr. & vb. n. of Browbeat
  2. n. The act of bearing down, abashing, or disconcerting, with stern looks, supercilious manners, or confident assertions.
  3. The act of bearing down, abashing, or disconcerting, with stern looks, suspercilious manners, or confident assertions. The imperious browbeating and scorn of great men. L'Estrange.
  4. The act of bearing down, abashing, or disconcerting, with sternlooks, suspercilious manners, or confident assertions.The imperious browbeating and scorn of great men. L'Estrange.
  5. p. pr. & vb. n. of Browbeat n. The act of bearing down, abashing, or disconcerting, with stern looks, supercilious manners, or confident assertions.