Intimidate

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • v. To make timid; fill with fear.
  • v. To coerce or inhibit by or as if by threats.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • v. To make timid or fearful; to inspire or affect with fear; to deter, as by threats; to dishearten; to abash.
  • v. To impress, amaze, excite or induce extraordinary affection in others toward oneself.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • v. To make timid or fearful; to inspire of affect with fear; to deter, as by threats; to dishearten; to abash.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To make timid or fearful; make afraid; inspire with fear; deter by threats. See intimidation, 2.
  • Synonyms To abash, frighten, scare, daunt, cow.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. make timid or fearful
  • v. to compel or deter by or as if by threats
  • Antonym
    assure    cajole    coax   
    Verb Form
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    abash    deter    terrify    dishearten    daunt    cow    frighten    dispirit    quail    subdue