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terrorizes

terrorizes is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 terrorizes

What is terrorizes the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Terrorizes is the third-person singular simple present indicative of terrorize.

Words near terrorizes in the dictionary

  1. terrorized
  2. terrorizee
  3. terrorizees
  4. terrorizer
  5. terrorizers
  6. terrorizes
  7. terrorizing
  8. terrorless
  9. terrorlessness
  10. terrormonger
  11. terrormongers

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