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browbeaten

verb
/ˈbɹaʊbiːtən/

Etymology

From brow + beaten.

  1. derived from *bautaną✻ — “to push, strike”
  2. derived from *bautan✻
  3. derived from bēatan — “to beat, pound, strike, lash, dash, thrust, hurt, injure”
  4. inherited from beten
  5. suffixed as beaten — “beat + en”
  6. compounded as browbeaten — “brow + beaten”

Definitions

  1. past participle of browbeat

  2. intimidated or subjugated

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