intimidate

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Etymology

From Medieval Latin intimidatus, past participle of intimidō ("to make afraid"), from Latin in- + timidus ("afraid, timid"); see timid.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ɪnˈtɪmɪdeɪt/

Verb

intimidate (intimidates, present participle intimidating; simple past and past participle intimidated)

1. (transitive) To make timid or afraid; to cause to feel fear or nervousness; to deter, especially by threats of violence.

   He's trying to intimidate you. If you ignore him, hopefully he'll stop.

   Synonyms: abash

Synonyms

• See Thesaurus:intimidate

Related terms

• intimidatingly
• intimidation
• intimidator
• intimidatory
• timid

Translations

• French: intimider
• German: einschüchtern
• Italian: intimidire
• Portuguese: intimidar, amedrontar
• Russian: пуга́ть
• Spanish: intimidar, amedrentar

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