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I0202200 (ĭn-tĭm′ĭ-dāt′)tr.v. in·tim·i·dat·ed, in·tim·i·dat·ing, in·tim·i·dates 1. To make timid; fill with fear: The size of the opposing players intimidated us.2. To coerce or deter, as with threats: The police intimidated the suspect into signing a false statement.

[Medieval Latin intimidāre, intimidāt- : Latin in-, causative pref.; see in-² + Latin timidus, timid; see timid.]

in·tim′i·dat′ing·ly adv.in·tim′i·da′tion n.in·tim′i·da′tor n.Synonyms: intimidate, browbeat, cow², bully¹
These verbs all mean to frighten into submission, compliance, or acquiescence. Intimidate implies the presence or operation of a fear-inspiring force: "It [atomic energy] may intimidate the human race into bringing order into its international affairs" (Albert Einstein).
Browbeat suggests the persistent application of highhanded, disdainful, or imperious tactics: browbeating a witness. Cow implies bringing out an abject state of timorousness and often demoralization: a dog that was cowed by abuse. To bully is to intimidate through blustering, domineering, or threatening behavior: workers who were bullied into accepting a poor contract.

intimidate

(ɪnˈtɪmɪˌdeɪt) vb (tr) 1. to make timid or frightened; scare2. to discourage, restrain, or silence illegally or unscrupulously, as by threats or blackmail[C17: from Medieval Latin intimidāre, from Latin in-² + timidus fearful, from timor fear] inˈtimiˌdating adj inˌtimiˈdation n inˈtimiˌdator n

in•tim•i•date

(ɪnˈtɪm ɪˌdeɪt)

v.t. -dat•ed, -dat•ing. 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. [1640–50; < French intimider=in- in-² + timider, derivative of timide timid] in•tim`i•da′tion, n. in•tim′i•da`tor, n. syn: See discourage.

intimidate

Past participle: intimidated
Gerund: intimidating

Imperative
intimidate
intimidate

Present
I intimidate
you intimidate
he/she/it intimidates
we intimidate
you intimidate
they intimidate

Preterite
I intimidated
you intimidated
he/she/it intimidated
we intimidated
you intimidated
they intimidated

Present Continuous
I am intimidating
you are intimidating
he/she/it is intimidating
we are intimidating
you are intimidating
they are intimidating

Present Perfect
I have intimidated
you have intimidated
he/she/it has intimidated
we have intimidated
you have intimidated
they have intimidated

Past Continuous
I was intimidating
you were intimidating
he/she/it was intimidating
we were intimidating
you were intimidating
they were intimidating

Past Perfect
I had intimidated
you had intimidated
he/she/it had intimidated
we had intimidated
you had intimidated
they had intimidated

Future
I will intimidate
you will intimidate
he/she/it will intimidate
we will intimidate
you will intimidate
they will intimidate

Future Perfect
I will have intimidated
you will have intimidated
he/she/it will have intimidated
we will have intimidated
you will have intimidated
they will have intimidated

Future Continuous
I will be intimidating
you will be intimidating
he/she/it will be intimidating
we will be intimidating
you will be intimidating
they will be intimidating

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been intimidating
you have been intimidating
he/she/it has been intimidating
we have been intimidating
you have been intimidating
they have been intimidating

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been intimidating
you will have been intimidating
he/she/it will have been intimidating
we will have been intimidating
you will have been intimidating
they will have been intimidating

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been intimidating
you had been intimidating
he/she/it had been intimidating
we had been intimidating
you had been intimidating
they had been intimidating

Conditional
I would intimidate
you would intimidate
he/she/it would intimidate
we would intimidate
you would intimidate
they would intimidate

Past Conditional
I would have intimidated
you would have intimidated
he/she/it would have intimidated
we would have intimidated
you would have intimidated
they would have intimidated

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	intimidate - make timid or fearful; "Her boss intimidates her"affright, fright, frighten, scare - cause fear in; "The stranger who hangs around the building frightens me"; "Ghosts could never affright her"hold over - intimidate somebody (with a threat); "She was holding it over him"ballyrag, boss around, browbeat, bully, bullyrag, hector, push around, strong-arm - be bossy towards; "Her big brother always bullied her when she was young"
	2.	intimidate - to compel or deter by or as if by threatsrestraindaunt, frighten away, frighten off, scare away, scare off, pall, scare, dash - cause to lose courage; "dashed by the refusal"discourage - deprive of courage or hope; take away hope from; cause to feel discouraged

intimidate

verb frighten, pressure, threaten, alarm, scare, terrify, cow, bully, plague, menace, hound, awe, daunt, harass, subdue, oppress, persecute, lean on (informal), coerce, overawe, scare off (informal), terrorize, pressurize, browbeat, twist someone's arm (informal), tyrannize, dishearten, dispirit, scare the bejesus out of (informal), affright (archaic), domineer Attempts to intimidate people into voting for them failed.

intimidate

verbTo domineer or drive into compliance by the use of as threats or force, for example:bludgeon, browbeat, bulldoze, bully, bullyrag, cow, hector, menace, threaten.Informal: strong-arm.

Translations

恫吓胁迫

intimidate

(inˈtimideit) verb to frighten eg by threatening violence. 恫吓inˌtimiˈdation noun恫吓

intimidate

→ 胁迫zhCN

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intimidate (one) into (something)

1. To intentionally frighten one with threatening behavior for the purpose of forcing them to take some action. I really don't want to fire Marcia, so I'm going to see if I can intimidate Doug into doing it! His opponent's smear campaign intimidated him into dropping out of the race.2. To cause one to feel frightened, resulting in them taking, or not taking, a particular action. I knew I was free to speak in that meeting, but the prestige of all the board members intimidated me into silence.See also: intimidate

intimidate (one) with (something)

To intentionally frighten or threaten one with a particular action or method. He's trying to intimidate me with threats of taking that scandalous information to the press, but I refuse to drop out of the election.See also: intimidate

intimidate someone into something

to threaten or frighten someone into doing something. Do you think you can intimidate me into working for you? We weren't intimidated into doing it.See also: intimidate

intimidate someone with something

to threaten or frighten someone with something. Please don't try to intimidate me with your silly threats! We hadn't been intimidated with their threats.See also: intimidate

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verb frighten

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verb to domineer or drive into compliance by the use of as threats or force, for example

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verb make timid or fearful

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verb to compel or deter by or as if by threats

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