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Intimidate

//ɪnˈtɪmɪdeɪt// verb

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Verb
  1. 1
    To make timid or afraid; to cause to feel fear or nervousness; to deter, especially by threats of violence. transitive

    "He's trying to intimidate you. If you ignore him, hopefully he'll stop."

  2. 2
    make timid or fearful wordnet
  3. 3
    to compel or deter by or as if by threats wordnet

Etymology

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.

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