| VERB | emotion | intimidate | make timid or fearful |
|---|---|---|---|
| emotion | intimidate | to compel or deter by or as if by threats / threats |
| Sounds | ihntih'mihdey.t | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | abate ... welterweight: 559 rhymes with eyt... | |
| Meaning | make timid or fearful. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Model | Sam cannot intimidate Sue | |
| Example | "Her boss intimidates her" | |
| Narrower | hold over | intimidate somebody (with a threat / threat) |
| strong-arm, bully, browbeat, bullyrag, ballyrag, boss around, hector, push around | Be bossy towards | |
| Broader | frighten, fright, scare, affright | drive out by frightening |
| Spanish | amedrentar, intimidar | |
| Catalan | intimidar | |
| Nouns | intimidation | the act of intimidating a weaker person to make them do something |
| intimidation | a communication that makes you afraid to try something | |
| intimidation | the feeling of being intimidated | |
| Meaning | To compel or deter by or as if by threats / threats. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody | |
| Model | Sam cannot intimidate Sue | |
| Entails | warn | notify of danger / danger, potential harm, or risk |
| Narrower | daunt, dash, scare off, pall, frighten off, scare away, frighten away, scare | Cause to lose courage |
| Broader | discourage | deprive of courage or hope |
| Spanish | intimidar, refrenar | |
| Catalan | intimidar, refrenar | |
| Nouns | intimidation | the act of intimidating a weaker person to make them do something |
| intimidation | a communication that makes you afraid to try something | |
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