intimidate

intimidate
01. Toby is able to [intimidate] the other children because he is so much bigger than them.
02. It is very [intimidating] to speak in front of an audience, especially when you are doing it in a foreign language.
03. With her great intellect and aggressive style, she is a very [intimidating] person.
04. Opposition critics have suggested that the government is [intimidating] people into voting for them through threats of violence.
05. Accusations of [intimidation] by police against the demonstrators are being investigated.
06. The children felt very [intimidated] when they went to the office to complain about a teacher who was being mean to some of them.
07. Their team set out to deliberately [intimidate] our players by swearing at them, and telling our kids they were going to hurt them on purpose.
08. The hard-sell approach at that computer store often [intimidates] people into making unnecessary purchases.
09. The mayor feels that skateboarders on the sidewalks may [intimidate] the elderly, and should therefore be banned.
10. The U.S. alleged that China was trying to [intimidate] the people of Taiwan into voting against the proposal.
11. His vast experience and his reputation are very [intimidating] to the newer players.
12. Many men are [intimidated] by women who are self-confident and assertive.
13. International observers say the election was won through [intimidation], violence, and bribery.
14. The guerrilla forces have succeeded in [intimidating] the village people into helping them.
15. Joshua Meyrowitz once observed that while power rests on [intimidation], authority survives through inspiration.
16. Someone once remarked that people are changed, not by coercion or [intimidation], but by example.
17. Professional boxer Marvin Hagler once stated, "Nothing can [intimidate] me. I just go out and destruct and destroy."
18. A Chinese proverb states, "Draw the bow, but don't shoot - it is a bigger threat to be [intimidated] than to be hit."

Grammatical examples in English. 2013.

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  • intimidate — intimidate, cow, bulldoze, bully, browbeat are comparable when meaning to frighten or coerce by frightening means into submission or obedience. Intimidate primarily implies a making timid or fearful, but it often suggests a display or application …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • intimidate — in·tim·i·date /in ti mə ˌdāt/ vt dat·ed, dat·ing 1: to make timid or fearful; esp: 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… …   Law dictionary

  • intimidate — (v.) 1640s, from M.L. intimidatus, pp. of intimidare to frighten, intimidate, from L. in in (see IN (Cf. in ) (2)) + timidus fearful (see TIMID (Cf. timid)). Related: Intimidated; intimidating …   Etymology dictionary

  • Intimidate — In*tim i*date, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Intimidated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Intimidating}.] [LL. intimidatus, p. p. of intimidare to frighten; pref. in in + timidus fearful, timid: cf. F. intimider. See {Timid}.] To make timid or fearful; to inspire of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • intimidate — [v] frighten, threaten alarm, appall, awe, badger, bait, bludgeon, bluster, bowl over*, browbeat*, buffalo*, bulldoze*, bully, chill, coerce, compel, constrain, cow*, daunt, dishearten, dismay, dispirit, disquiet, dragoon, enforce, force, hound* …   New thesaurus

  • intimidate — ► VERB ▪ frighten or overawe, especially so as to coerce into doing something. DERIVATIVES intimidation noun intimidator noun intimidatory adjective. ORIGIN Latin intimidare make timid …   English terms dictionary

  • intimidate — [in tim′ə dāt΄] vt. intimidated, intimidating [< ML intimidatus, pp. of intimidare, to make afraid < L in , in + timidus, afraid, TIMID] 1. to make timid; make afraid; daunt 2. to force or deter with threats or violence; cow intimidation n …   English World dictionary

  • intimidate — verb ADVERB ▪ physically, psychologically ▪ Dissidents were physically intimidated, threatened, and harshly interrogated. VERB + INTIMIDATE ▪ try to PREPOSITION …   Collocations dictionary

  • intimidate — v. (D; tr.) to intimidate into (to intimidate smb. into doing smt.) * * * [ɪn tɪmɪdeɪt] (D; tr.) to intimidate into (to intimidate smb. into doing smt.) …   Combinatory dictionary

  • intimidate — UK [ɪnˈtɪmɪdeɪt] / US [ɪnˈtɪmɪˌdeɪt] verb [transitive] Word forms intimidate : present tense I/you/we/they intimidate he/she/it intimidates present participle intimidating past tense intimidated past participle intimidated a) to deliberately make …   English dictionary

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