Dictionary

intimidate en · VERB

Pronunciation

• [ɪnˈtʰɪmɪdeɪ̯t] (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
• /ənˈtəmədæɪt/ (New-Zealand)
• /ɪnˈtɪmɪdet/ (Scotland)
• /ənˈtɪmədæɪt/ (Australia)
• /ɪnˈtɪmɪdeːt/ (Wales)
• (Southern-England) audio
• /ɪnˈtɪmɪdɛjt/ (British, Southern, Standard)
• /ɪnˈtɪmɪdeɪt/ (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

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.

Meanings

1. (transitive) 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. 2018, Nnedi Okorafor, Who Fears Death, HarperVoyager, page 168:

Forms

Deriveds

unintimidate

Hypernyms

frighten · threaten · deter

Hyponyms

psyche · outpsych

Relateds

intimidation · pick on · intimidatingly · intimidatory · timid · ride roughshod over · intimidator · abash

Synonyms

domineer · abash · do down · dishearten · hector · drive · dastardize · strong-arm · bully · daunt · browbeat · intimidate · cow · menace · buffalo · bulldoze

Translations (106)

mk заплаши (to make timid or fearful) · ru пуга́ть (to make timid or fearful) · cs zastrašit (to make timid or fearful) · sk zastrašiť (to make timid or fearful) · vi trộ (to make timid or fearful) · mi kapatau (to make timid or fearful) · ar أَخَافَ (to make timid or fearful) · mi whakahakahaka (to make timid or fearful) · fi uhkailla (to make timid or fearful) · bg спла́швам (to make timid or fearful) · ru устраши́ть (to make timid or fearful) · bg изпла́швам (to make timid or fearful) · fi pelotella (to make timid or fearful) · grc ἐκφοβέω (to make timid or fearful) · ar أَرْعَبَ (to make timid or fearful) · pt intimidar (to make timid or fearful) · uk застраши́ти (to make timid or fearful) · tr sindirmek (to make timid or fearful) · bg спла́ша (to make timid or fearful) · km បំភ័យ (to make timid or fearful) · de einschüchtern (to make timid or fearful) · uk заляка́ти (to make timid or fearful) · pt amedrontar (to make timid or fearful) · ru запуга́ть (to make timid or fearful) · he הפחיד (to make timid or fearful) · hy վախեցնել (to make timid or fearful) · mk застрашува (to make timid or fearful) · es intimidar (to make timid or fearful) · eo timigi (to make timid or fearful) · az xoflandırmaq (to make timid or fearful) · et hirmutama (to make timid or fearful) · he איים (to make timid or fearful) · ro intimida (to make timid or fearful) · es amedrentar (to make timid or fearful) · sk zastrašovať (to make timid or fearful) · bg изпла́ша (to make timid or fearful) · ur دھمکانا (to make timid or fearful) · io timidigar (to make timid or fearful) · oc intimidar (to make timid or fearful) · mn айлгах (to make timid or fearful) · it intimidire (to make timid or fearful) · az qorxutmaq (to make timid or fearful) · be застра́шваць (to make timid or fearful) · uk поло́хати (to make timid or fearful) · te బెదిరించు (to make timid or fearful) · sh zàstrašiti (to make timid or fearful) · mi whakaweti (to make timid or fearful) · ko 협박하다 (to make timid or fearful) · ka დაშინება (to make timid or fearful) · th ขู่ (to make timid or fearful) · da skræmme (to make timid or fearful) · uk споло́хати (to make timid or fearful) · mk заплашува (to make timid or fearful) · pl zastraszać (to make timid or fearful) · zza tersanen (to make timid or fearful) · be пало́хаць (to make timid or fearful) · be запало́хваць (to make timid or fearful) · nl intimideren (to make timid or fearful) · sh застраши́вати (to make timid or fearful) · th ข่มขู่ (to make timid or fearful) · ar أَرْهَبَ (to make timid or fearful) · ja 威嚇する (to make timid or fearful) · ar خَوَّفَ (to make timid or fearful) · sh zastrašívati (to make timid or fearful) · fr intimider (to make timid or fearful) · az vəhmələndirmək (to make timid or fearful) · cs zastrašovat (to make timid or fearful) · hi धमकाना (to make timid or fearful) · sv skrämma (to make timid or fearful) · zza xof kerden (to make timid or fearful) · vi hăm dọa (to make timid or fearful) · nl inschuchteren (to make timid or fearful) · az qorxuya salmaq (to make timid or fearful) · uk ляка́ти (to make timid or fearful) · ja 脅す (to make timid or fearful) · cmn 威脅 /威胁 (to make timid or fearful) · uk заля́кувати (to make timid or fearful) · te భయపెట్టు (to make timid or fearful) · uk споло́хувати (to make timid or fearful) · be спало́хаць (to make timid or fearful) · sh за̀страшити (to make timid or fearful) · sl zastraševati (to make timid or fearful) · be застрашы́ць (to make timid or fearful) · gl intimidar (to make timid or fearful) · uk страши́ти (to make timid or fearful) · et heidutama (to make timid or fearful) · tr yıldırmak (to make timid or fearful) · ru устраша́ть (to make timid or fearful) · ru запу́гивать (to make timid or fearful) · be пужа́ць (to make timid or fearful) · ru испуга́ть (to make timid or fearful) · nb skremme (to make timid or fearful) · az qorxuzmaq (to make timid or fearful) · be спужа́ць (to make timid or fearful) · cmn 恐嚇 /恐吓 (to make timid or fearful) · el εκφοβίζω (to make timid or fearful) · uk страха́ти (to make timid or fearful) · pl zastraszyć (to make timid or fearful) · vi dọa nạt (to make timid or fearful) · lt įbauginti (to make timid or fearful) · bg пла́ша (to make timid or fearful) · ca intimidar (to make timid or fearful) · sl zastrašiti (to make timid or fearful) · ko 위협하다 (to make timid or fearful) · hu megfélemlít (to make timid or fearful) · mk застраши (to make timid or fearful)