intimidate
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Medieval Latin intimidātus, perfect passive participle of Latin intimidō (“to intimidate, terrify”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from in- (“in”) + timidus (“afraid, timid”) + -ō (verb*forming suffix); see timid.
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ɪnˈtɪmɪdeɪt/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Verb
[edit]intimidate (third-person singular simple present 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.
- Synonym: abash
- He's trying to intimidate you. If you ignore him, hopefully he'll stop.
- 2018, Nnedi Okorafor, Who Fears Death, HarperVoyager, page 168:
- His father tried to intimidate his son into staying, threatening him with banishment and a possible beating.
Synonyms
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[edit]Translations
[edit]to make timid or fearful
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References
[edit]- William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “intimidate”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC.
- “intimidate”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
Spanish
[edit]Verb
[edit]intimidate
- second-person singular voseo imperative of intimidar combined with te
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