unintimidate
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
un- + intimidate
Verb[edit]
unintimidate (third-person singular simple present unintimidates, present participle unintimidating, simple past and past participle unintimidated)
- (transitive) To make no longer intimidated; to reassure.
- 1993, Joseph H. Carens, Democracy and Possessive Individualism, page 93:
- His purpose in dwelling on labor was to demystify the business of authorities, to unintimidate the uninitiated.