intimidate
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To make timid or afraid; to cause to feel fear or nervousness; to deter, especially by threats of violence.
verbo
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To make timid or afraid; to cause to feel fear or nervousness; to deter, especially by threats of violence.
He's trying to intimidate you. If you ignore him, hopefully he'll stop.
His father tried to intimidate his son into staying, threatening him with banishment and a possible beating.
Etimología
From Medieval Latin intimidātus, perfect passive participle of Latin intimidō (“to intimidate, terrify”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from in- (“in”) + timidus (“afraid, timid”) + -ō (verb-forming suffix); see timid.
Formas
- pasado
- intimidated
- participio
- intimidated
- gerundio
- intimidating
- 3.ª persona del singular
- intimidates
intimidate · To make timid or afraid; to cause to feel fear or nervousness; to deter, especially by threats of violence.
intimidated · Subjected to intimidation.intimidating · Threatening, producing feelings of fear or timidity.intimidation · The act of making timid or fearful or of deterring by…