1
[ verb ] treat cruelly

Synonyms

crucify rag bedevil dun frustrate torment

Examples

"The children tormented the stuttering teacher"

Related terms

annoy harass tease persecute hamstring madden tormentor frustration harassment badgering

2
[ verb ] harass with persistent criticism or carping

Synonyms

taunt bait tease ride tantalise razz twit rally cod rag

Examples

"The children teased the new teacher" "Don't ride me so hard over my failure" "His fellow workers razzed him when he wore a jacket and tie"

Used in print

(A. A. Fair, Bachelors Get Lonely....)

I sat there with the faint odor of charcoal-broiled steaks tantalizing my nostrils and occasionally catching the aroma of coffee .

Related terms

mock jeer kid twitting tease tease tantaliser Tantalus boo

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Rhymes with

analyze compartmentalize scandalize vandalize vandalize catalyze scandalize analyze metabolize finalize internationalize nationalize internationalize nationalize evangelize revitalize finalize criminalize personalize depersonalize penalize marginalize criminalize collateralize depersonalize internationalize decentralize professionalize centralize denationalize nationalize rationalize capitalize personalize internalize fictionalize catalyze nationalize stylize internationalize professionalize marginalize rationalize denationalize fictionalize evangelize immortalize compartmentalize penalize fertilize utilize depersonalize internalize metabolize penalize stylize cannibalize crystallize caramelize capitalize brutalize decriminalize ally's allies depersonalize generalize decriminalize caramelize cannibalize actualize hospitalize neutralize institutionalize ally's allies formalize normalize normalize idolize hydrolyze formalize monopolize generalize actualize institutionalize idolize moralize monopolize revitalize demoralize tranquilize hydrolyze naturalize fossilize demoralize naturalize tranquilize sterilize destabilize stabilize symbolize moralize fossilize destabilize industrialize sterilize stabilize specialize editorialize mobilize commercialize collateralize decentralize crystallize realize centralize memorialize industrialize verbalize immortalize hospitalize neutralize specialize naturalize socialize symbolize federalize socialize editorialize commercialize liberalize demobilize demobilize memorialize realize brutalize immobilize immobilize paralyze globalize globalize naturalize federalize liberalize federalize trivialize localize civilize liberalize legalize paralyze fertilize verbalize utilize mobilize localize civilize legalize trivialize serialize materialize trivialize equalize equalize visualize federalize serialize materialize visualize liberalize individualize trivialize stylize individualize allies allies' stylize individualize individualize supplies supply's allies allies' idealize realize supplies supply's idealize realize flies flies

Phonetic and Homophones

T AE1 N T AH0 L AY2 Z
T AE1 N AH0 L AY2 Z

Similar Spelling

tantalizer tantalite tantalise tantaliser tantalizing tantalising Tantalus tantalum

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