Definitions for terrorize
ˈtɛr əˌraɪzter·ror·ize

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1. terrorize, terroriseverb

   coerce by violence or with threats

2. terrify, terrorize, terroriseverb

   fill with terror; frighten greatly

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1. terrorize

   To terrorize is to deliberately frighten, intimidate, or threaten someone, usually for personal, political, or ideological gain. This includes causing panic or harm through violence or other coercive actions. The aim is typically to control or manipulate through fear.

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1. Terrorizeverb

   to impress with terror; to coerce by intimidation

Matched Categories

1. • Coerce
   • Frighten

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of terrorize in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of terrorize in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of terrorize in a Sentence

1. Zoe Stuckless:

   I kept thinking about the fact that we were in a room full of young artists, young women creating art and being vulnerable on the stage, and this was the very community that Harvey Weinstein was able to terrorize for so many years.

2. Douglas Kennedy:

   Our family and our country suffered an unspeakable loss due to the inhumanity of one man, we believe in the gentleness that spared his life, but in taming his act of violence, he should not have the opportunity to terrorize again.

3. Alisa Shabazz:

   We're peaceful people, we don't terrorize people.

4. Adriano Espaillat:

   We are pushing to bring an end to ICE as the agency has strayed too far from its original mission, intent and purpose, in the era of President President Trump, ICE has been granted an unlimited range to terrorize Latino communities around the country, regardless of citizenship or status.

5. Eliza Mother Stewart:

   No power on earth or above the bottomless pit has such influence to terrorize and make cowards of men as the liquor power. Satan could not have fallen on a more potent instrument with which to thrall the world. Alcohol is king

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
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2. ^ ChatGPT
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3. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/terrorize
4. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=terrorize