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to intimidate
01
to make someone feel afraid or nervous
Transitive: to intimidate sb
Grammatical Information
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
intimidate
3rd person singular
intimidates
Past simple
intimidated
Past participle
intimidated
Examples
The teacher 's strict demeanor intimidated the students into behaving well.
02
to force or discourage someone from doing something through the use of threats or fear
Transitive: to intimidate sb into sth
Examples
The aggressive tone of the email was meant to intimidate the recipient into complying with the request.
Lexical Tree
intimidated
intimidating
intimidation
intimidate
