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intimidate

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Etymology

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FromMedieval Latinintimidātus,perfectpassiveparticiple ofLatinintimidō(to intimidate, terrify) (see-ate(verb-forming suffix)), fromin-(in) +timidus(afraid, timid) +(verb-forming suffix); seetimid.

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intimidate (third-person singular simple presentintimidates,present participleintimidating,simple past and past participleintimidated)

  1. (transitive) To maketimid orafraid; tocause tofeelfear ornervousness; todeter, especially bythreats ofviolence.
    Synonym:abash
    He's trying tointimidate you. If you ignore him, hopefully he'll stop.
    • 2018,Nnedi Okorafor,Who Fears Death, HarperVoyager, page168:
      His father tried tointimidate his son into staying, threatening him with banishment and a possible beating.

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to make timid or fearful

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intimidate

  1. second-personsingularvoseoimperative ofintimidar combined withte
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