unintimidate en · VERB
Etymology
From un- + intimidate.
Meanings
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(transitive) To make no longer intimidated; to reassure.
His purpose in dwelling on labor was to demystify the business of authorities, to unintimidate the uninitiated.
1993, Joseph H. Carens, Democracy and Possessive Individualism, page 93:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| unintimidates | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| unintimidated | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| unintimidated | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| unintimidating | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |