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title: terrorise — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «terrorise» in the school dictionary: To terrorise people is to frighten them very badly, again and again, often by threats or violence. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# terrorise

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**Who acts:** puppy, dragon, Pirates, Bullying, new kitten, wolf · **What happens:** terrorise, be, mean, bother, chase, terroris · **To what, where:** people, cat, village, old tale, ships, someone · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«terrorise» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 6 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [terrorise in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/terrorise.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To terrorise people is to frighten them very badly, again and again, often by threats or violence.

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:terrorise:m1:1
# text = To terrorise people is to frighten them very badly, again and again, often by threats or violence.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	terrorise	terrorise	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	advcl	_	_
3	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	frighten	frighten	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	obj	_	_
8	very	very	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
9	badly	badly	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	6	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
11	again	again	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	again	again	ADV	RB	_	11	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
15	often	often	ADV	RB	_	17	advmod	_	_
16	by	by	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	threats	threat	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	_
18	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
19	violence	violence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **terrorise** | to-infinitive |  | people |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  | again | by threats or violence; badly, frighten *property* | tree rules |

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One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

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Usage: humour — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To terrorise can mean to playfully bother or chase, like a puppy terrorising the cat.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:terrorise:m2:1
# text = To terrorise can mean to playfully bother or chase, like a puppy terrorising the cat.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	terrorise	terrorise	AUX	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	mean	mean	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	playfully	playfully	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	bother	bother	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	ccomp	_	_
8	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	chase	chase	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
11	like	like	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	puppy	puppy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
14	terrorising	terroris	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	13	acl	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	cat	cat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | can · infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **bother** | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | playfully *property* | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |
| 3 | **chase** | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | like a puppy | vn chase-51.6 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **terroris** | gerund | a puppy *not said here* | the cat |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A dragon terrorised the village in the old tale.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:terrorise:x1:1
# text = A dragon terrorised the village in the old tale.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	dragon	dragon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	terrorised	terroris	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	village	village	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	tale	tale	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **terroris** | participle | a dragon *not said here* | the village |  | the old tale |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Pirates terrorised ships along the coast.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:terrorise:x2:1
# text = Pirates terrorised ships along the coast.
1	Pirates	pirate	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
2	terrorised	terroris	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	1	acl	_	_
3	ships	ship	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
4	along	along	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	coast	coast	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **terroris** | participle | Pirates *not said here* | ships |  |  |  | along the coast | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Bullying means terrorising someone again and again — tell a teacher.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:terrorise:x3:1
# text = Bullying means terrorising someone again and again — tell a teacher.
1	Bullying	bullying	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	terrorising	terroris	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	xcomp	_	_
4	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	3	obj	_	_
5	again	again	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	again	again	ADV	RB	_	5	conj	_	_
8	—	-	PUNCT	:	_	9	punct	_	_
9	tell	tell	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	conj	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	teacher	teacher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Bullying |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **terroris** *not said to happen* | gerund | Bullying *not said here* | someone |  |  | again |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **tell** *speech: assert* | infinitive | Bullying *not said here* |  | a teacher |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent teacher=Recipient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Our new kitten terrorises the dog.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:terrorise:x4:1
# text = Our new kitten terrorises the dog.
1	Our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
2	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	kitten	kitten	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	terrorises	terroris	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	dog	dog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **terroris** | present | Our new kitten | the dog |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The wolf terrorised the farm animals.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:terrorise:x5:1
# text = The wolf terrorised the farm animals.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	wolf	wolf	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	terrorised	terroris	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	farm	farm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	animals	animal	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **terroris** | past | the wolf | the farm animals |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The gang terrorised the neighbourhood until the police came.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:terrorise:x6:1
# text = The gang terrorised the neighbourhood until the police came.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	gang	gang	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	terrorised	terroris	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	neighbourhood	neighbourhood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	until	until	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	police	police	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nsubj	_	_
9	came	come	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **terroris** | past | the gang | the neighbourhood |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **come** | past | the police |  |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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