"terrorise" meaning in All languages combined

See terrorise on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: terrorises [present, singular, third-person], terrorising [participle, present], terrorised [participle, past], terrorised [past], terrorize [alternative]
Etymology: From terror + -ise. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|terror|ise}} terror + -ise Head templates: {{en-verb}} terrorise (third-person singular simple present terrorises, present participle terrorising, simple past and past participle terrorised), {{tlb|en|non-Oxford British spelling|transitive}} (non-Oxford British English, transitive)
  1. To inflict someone with terror; to terrify. Synonyms (fill with terror): petrify
    Sense id: en-terrorise-en-verb-~UDIx~OL Disambiguation of 'fill with terror': 96 4
  2. To coerce (someone) by using threats or violence. Synonyms (coerce by threats or violence): bully
    Sense id: en-terrorise-en-verb-TLWXcPyL Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ise Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 14 86 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ise: 27 73 Disambiguation of 'coerce by threats or violence': 5 95
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: terrify, hector Related terms: terrorism, terrorist

Verb [French]

Head templates: {{head|fr|verb form}} terrorise
  1. inflection of terroriser:
    first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
    Tags: first-person, form-of, indicative, present, singular, subjunctive, third-person Form of: terroriser
    Sense id: en-terrorise-fr-verb-4YAEZT7o Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 6 28 46 20 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 23 50 23 Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 68 32
  2. inflection of terroriser:
    second-person singular imperative
    Tags: form-of, imperative, second-person, singular Form of: terroriser
    Sense id: en-terrorise-fr-verb-BcL7RVUb

Inflected forms

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