4
bulldoze(verb, move, touch, influence, excite)
4
discomfit(verb, subdue, bully, intimidate, dishearten)
4
overwhelm(verb, excite, confuse, discourage, deter)
3
coerce(verb, bully, castigate, intimidate, scare)
3
dominate(verb, authority)
3
domineer(verb, bully, castigate, intimidate, oppress)
3
hector(verb, subdue, bully, castigate, intimidate)
3
lord it over(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, authority)
3
override(verb, authority)
3
subdue(verb, calm, dull, quiet, suppress)
3
tyrannize(verb, bully, castigate, intimidate, oppress)
3
unman(verb, discourage, deter, intimidate)
3
upset
2
alarm(verb, confuse, depress, discourage, deter)
2
beat down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, trouble, bother)
2
choke off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, calm, dull)
2
clam(verb, calm, dull, quiet, suppress)
2
clam up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, calm, dull)
2
close up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, calm, dull)
2
compel(verb, force, constrain, scare, frighten)
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