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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 | ||
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