intimidate

verbeattesté dans les dialogues

Royaume-Uni//ɪnˈtɪmɪdɛjt//
États-Unis//ɪnˈtɪmɪdeɪt//
États-Unis/[ɪnˈtʰɪmɪdeɪ̯t]/
Australie//ənˈtɪmədæɪt//
Nouvelle-Zélande//ənˈtəmədæɪt//

To make timid or afraid; to cause to feel fear or nervousness; to deter, especially by threats of violence.

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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.

Étymologie

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.

Formes

passé: intimidated
participe passé: intimidated
participe présent: intimidating
3ᵉ personne du singulier: intimidates

interviewer · One who interviews.intimacy · Feeling or atmosphere of closeness and openness towards…intimate · Closely acquainted; familiar.

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…

Les pages voisines — L'ordre alphabétique suit les règles de la langue, pas la valeur des octets : un accent ne départage que deux mots par ailleurs identiques, et l'espagnol range le Ñ comme une lettre à part entière.