Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Browbeat \Brow"beat`\, v. t. [imp. {Browbeat}; p. p.
   {Browbeaten}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Browbeating}.]
   To depress or bear down with haughty, stern looks, or with
   arrogant speech and dogmatic assertions; to abash or
   disconcert by impudent or abusive words or looks; to bully;
   as, to browbeat witnesses.

         My grandfather was not a man to be browbeaten. --W.
                                                  Irving.

Browbeat \Brow"beat`\, v. t. [imp. {Browbeat}; p. p.
   {Browbeaten}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Browbeating}.]
   To depress or bear down with haughty, stern looks, or with
   arrogant speech and dogmatic assertions; to abash or
   disconcert by impudent or abusive words or looks; to bully;
   as, to browbeat witnesses.

         My grandfather was not a man to be browbeaten. --W.
                                                  Irving.

Source : WordNet®

browbeat
     v 1: be bossy towards; "Her big brother always bullied her when
          she was young" [syn: {strong-arm}, {bully}, {bullyrag},
          {ballyrag}, {boss around}, {hector}, {push around}]
     2: discourage or frighten with threats or a domineering manner;
        intimidate [syn: {bully}, {swagger}]
     [also: {browbeaten}]