intimidate
Etymology
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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/
intimidate (intimidates, present participle intimidating; simple past and past participle intimidated)
- (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
- French: intimider
- German: einschüchtern
- Italian: intimidire
- Portuguese: intimidar, amedrontar
- Russian: пуга́ть
- Spanish: intimidar, amedrentar
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