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- Dictionaryintimidate/ɪnˈtɪmɪdeɪt/
verb
- 1. frighten or overawe (someone), especially in order to make them do what one wants: "the forts are designed to intimidate the population"
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INTIMIDATE definition: 1. to frighten or threaten someone, usually in order to persuade them to do something that you want…. Learn more.
The meaning of INTIMIDATE is to make timid or fearful : frighten; especially : to compel or deter by or as if by threats. How to use intimidate in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Intimidate.
When you intimidate, you frighten or make someone afraid. A pet rat might intimidate your sister's friends, keeping them out of your fort. "To frighten" or "make fearful" is at the root of the verb intimidate.
verb (used with object) , in·tim·i·dat·ed, in·tim·i·dat·ing. to make timid; fill with fear. Synonyms: terrify, daunt, subdue, frighten. Antonyms: calm. to overawe or cow, as through the force of personality or by superior display of wealth, talent, etc.
to frighten or threaten someone, usually in order to persuade the person to do something he or she does not wish to do: Don’t let those bullies intimidate you; just walk away from them. intimidation. noun [ U ] us / ɪnˌtɪm·ɪˈdeɪ·ʃən / a campaign of intimidation against striking workers.
To intimidate someone means to frighten them, sometimes as a deliberate way of making them do something.
1. to make timid; fill with fear. 2. to overawe or cow, as through the force of one's personality or by display of wealth, talent, etc. 3. to force into or deter from some action by inducing fear.
To impress, amaze, excite or induce extraordinary affection in others toward oneself. Wiktionary. Synonyms: restrain. terrorize. terrify. swagger. hector. faze. dragoon. dominate. denounce. daunt. coerce. badger. abash. overawe. threaten. Antonyms:
Verb Forms. intimidate somebody (into something/into doing something) to frighten or threaten somebody so that they will do what you want. They were accused of intimidating people into voting for them. She refused to be intimidated by their threats.
Britannica Dictionary definition of INTIMIDATE. [+ object] : to make (someone) afraid. He tries to intimidate his opponents. You shouldn't allow his reputation to intimidate you. — often used as (be) intimidated. Many people are intimidated by new technology. Some people are easily intimidated.
