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intimidate
Meaning: to frighten someone into doing what you want
intimidate in a sentence
How intimidate is used in real sentences:
The older players tried to intimidate the rookie before his first game.
Standing at the front of the auditorium, the tall judge seemed to intimidate every contestant before the debate began.
“Her deputy, Dax, tried to intimidate the others into following him upward.”
— from the passage The Ridge Vote
Synonyms for intimidate
Other words for intimidate — frighten, threaten and cow — carry the same meaning.
- frighten
- threaten
- cow
Antonyms of intimidate
Words that mean the opposite of intimidate:
- encourage
- reassure
Where it comes from
From Latin timidus 'fearful'
Memory hook
IN-TIMID-ate: make someone timid with fear.
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