Terrorise

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  • verb. To inflict someone with terror; to terrify.
  • verb. To coerce (someone) by using threats or violence.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • verb. coerce by violence or with threats
  • verb. fill with terror; frighten greatly
  • Word Usage
    "In the 71-page tract, published in English translation on the internet, he repeatedly claims that fighting jihad, holy war, is obligatory for all Muslims and urges them to 'terrorise' non-believers."
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    coerce  force  hale  pressure  squeeze