English verb: intimidate | |||
1. | intimidate (emotion) make timid or fearful | ||
Samples | Her boss intimidates her. | ||
Examples | Sam cannot intimidate Sue | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | affright, fright, frighten, scare | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | ballyrag, boss around, browbeat, bully, bullyrag, hector, hold over, push around, strong-arm | ||
2. | intimidate (emotion) to compel or deter by or as if by threats | ||
Examples | Sam cannot intimidate Sue | ||
Synonyms | restrain | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | discourage | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | dash, daunt, frighten away, frighten off, pall, scare, scare away, scare off | ||
Entail | warn | ||