terrorize

动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To fill (someone) with terror; to terrify. British,English,Oxford,US,transitive
    — terrorize the population
  2. To coerce (someone) by using threats or violence. British,English,Oxford,US,transitive

词形变化

terrorizes present,singular,third-person terrorizing participle,present terrorized participle,past terrorized past terrorise alternative

词汇关系

衍生词
counter-terrorize terrorization terrorizee terrorizer unterrorized
相关词
terrorism terrorist

词源

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *tres-
Proto-Indo-European *-yeti
Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti
Proto-Indo-European *troséyeti
Proto-Italic *trozeō
Latin terreō
Proto-Indo-European *-os
Proto-Indo-European *-s
Proto-Indo-European *-ōs
Proto-Italic *-ōs
Latin -or
Latin terrorbor.
Old French terreur
Middle French terreurbor.
Middle English terrour
English terror
Proto-Indo-European *-id-
Proto-Indo-European *-yéti
Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti
Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō
Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor.
Late Latin -izōder.
Middle French -iserbor.
Middle English -isen
English -ize
English terrorize
From terror + -ize.
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