INTIMIDATE

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

I. (verb)

Verb forms

Present simple: I / you / we / they intimidate ... he / she / it intimidates

Past simple: intimidated

Past participle: intimidated

-ing form: intimidating

Sense 1

Meaning:

Make timid or fearful

Example:

Her boss intimidates her

Classified under:

Verbs of feeling

Hypernyms (to "intimidate" is one way to...):

affright; fright; frighten; scare (cause fear in)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "intimidate"):

hold over (intimidate somebody (with a threat))

ballyrag; boss around; browbeat; bully; bullyrag; hector; push around; strong-arm (be bossy towards)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s somebody

Sentence example:

Sam cannot intimidate Sue

Derivation:

intimidation (the act of intimidating a weaker person to make them do something)

intimidation (a communication that makes you afraid to try something)

intimidation (the feeling of being intimidated; being made to feel afraid or timid)

Sense 2

Meaning:

To compel or deter by or as if by threats

Classified under:

Verbs of feeling

Hypernyms (to "intimidate" is one way to...):

discourage (deprive of courage or hope; take away hope from; cause to feel discouraged)

"Intimidate" entails doing...:

warn (notify of danger, potential harm, or risk)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "intimidate"):

dash; daunt; frighten away; frighten off; pall; scare; scare away; scare off (cause to lose courage)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody