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Terrorizes

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terrifyverbTo frighten greatly; to fill with terror.
terrorisesverbNon-Oxford British English standard spelling of terrorize. [To fill (someone) with terror; to terrify.]
abductsverb(transitive) To take away by force; to carry away (a human being) wrongfully and usually with violence or deception; to kidnap.
harassesverb(specifically) To persistently bother (someone, or a group of people) physically or psychologically when such behaviour is illegal and/or unwanted, especially over an extended period.
befriendsverb(transitive) To become a friend of, to make friends with.
kidnapsverb(transitive) To seize or detain a person unlawfully and move or conceal them; sometimes for ransom.
slaysverb(ambitransitive, chiefly African-American Vernacular and LGBTQ slang) To amaze, stun, or otherwise incapacitate by excellence; to excel at something.
decimatesverb(loosely) To devastate: to reduce or destroy significantly but not completely.
fleesverb(intransitive) To run away; to escape.
beheadsverb(transitive) To deliberately remove the head of; to cut off (someone's) head.
invadesverb(transitive) To enter by force, usually in order to conquer.
terrifiesverbTo frighten greatly; to fill with terror.
intimidatesverb(transitive) To make timid or afraid; to cause to feel fear or nervousness; to deter, especially by threats of violence.
annihilatesverbTo reduce to nothing, to destroy, to eradicate.
enslavesverb(transitive) To make subservient; to strip one of freedom; enthrall.
evictsverb(transitive) To expel (one or more people) from their property; to force (one or more people) to move out.
ransacksverb(transitive) To search (a place, through things, etc.) thoroughly, especially when vigorous and leaving behind a state of disarray.
menacedverbsubject to menaces; threatened
manhandlesverb(transitive) To assault or beat up a person.
coddlesverb(transitive) To treat gently or with great care.

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