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terrorized

terrorized is the simple past and past participle of terrorize.

Meaning of terrorize

Verb

terrorize (third-person singular simple present terrorizes, present participle terrorizing, simple past and past participle terrorized)

  1. (British, English, Oxford, US, transitive) To fill (someone) with terror; to terrify.
    • terrorize the population
    Synonyms:
    petrify, terrify
  2. (British, English, Oxford, US, transitive) To coerce (someone) by using threats or violence.
    Synonyms:
    bully, hector

Questions about terrorized

What is terrorized the simple past and past participle of?
Terrorized is the simple past and past participle of terrorize.

Words near terrorized in the dictionary

  1. terroristically
  2. terrorists
  3. terrorization
  4. terrorizations
  5. terrorize
  6. terrorized
  7. terrorizee
  8. terrorizees
  9. terrorizer
  10. terrorizers
  11. terrorizes

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