VERB | emotion | intimidate | make timid or fearful |
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emotion | intimidate | to compel or deter by or as if by threats / threats |
Sounds | ihntih'mihdey.t | |
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Rhymes | abate ... welterweight: 559 rhymes with eyt... |
Meaning | make timid or fearful. | |
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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. | |
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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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