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Definition of intimidate
intimidated
;intimidating
transitive verb
: to make timid or fearful : frighten; especially : to compel or deter by or as if by threats tried to intimidate a witness
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Examples of intimidate in a Sentence
He tries to intimidate his opponents.
You shouldn't allow his reputation to intimidate you.
Recent Examples of intimidate from the Web
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Hun Sen has been in power for three decades, and while Cambodia is formally democratic, his government is authoritarian and known for intimidating opponents.
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These intimidating, wasted spaces, suitable only for trolls, could connect neighborhoods instead of dividing them if only they were enlivened with color and light.
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The product that intimidated me the most was a silver lash curler from Milk Makeup.
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Another Hollywood lawyer who’d attempted, unsuccessfully, to enlist colleagues in filing a friend-of-the-court brief opposing Singer in the case said that other attorneys were too intimidated by Singer to take him on, and that many judges were, too.
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And there was a loud silence about Republican allegations that the White House used the Internal Revenue Service to target and intimidate grassroots conservative groups before the 2012 elections.
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NGOs say the bill is discriminatory and seeks to intimidate them.
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A Kansas City man already facing charges in a shooting was accused by Jackson County prosecutors of intimidating a witness in the case.
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This past week, Amnesty International accused Cambodia’s government of using its grip on the judiciary system to intimidate human rights defenders and political activists.
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Origin and Etymology of intimidate
Medieval Latin intimidatus, past participle of intimidare, from Latin in- + timidus timid
Synonym Discussion of intimidate
INTIMIDATE Defined for English Language Learners
intimidate
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: to make (someone) afraid
INTIMIDATE Defined for Kids
intimidate
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intimidated
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: to frighten especially by threats
Law Dictionary
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intimidated
intimidating
1 : to make timid or fearful; especially : to compel or deter by or as if by threats — see also coercion
2 : to engage in the crime of intimidating (as a witness, juror, public officer in the performance of his or her duty, or victim of a robbery or other crime)
intimidatingly
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