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- DictionaryIn·tim·i·date/inˈtiməˌdāt/
verb
- 1. frighten or overawe (someone), especially in order to make them do what one wants: "he tries to intimidate his rivals"
The meaning of INTIMIDATE is to make timid or fearful : frighten; especially : to compel or deter by or as if by threats. How to use intimidate in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Intimidate.
INTIMIDATE definition: 1. to frighten or threaten someone, usually in order to persuade them to do something that you want…. Learn more.
verb (used with object) , in·tim·i·dat·ed, in·tim·i·dat·ing. to make timid; fill with fear. Synonyms: terrify, daunt, subdue, frighten. Antonyms: calm. to overawe or cow, as through the force of personality or by superior display of wealth, talent, etc.
You can be intimidated with mental or emotional bullying, as well as with something physical: "they were all good spellers, but some of them knew how to intimidate the competition into thinking they didn't have a chance at winning the spelling bee."
to frighten or threaten someone, usually in order to persuade the person to do something he or she does not wish to do: Don’t let those bullies intimidate you; just walk away from them. intimidation. noun [ U ] us / ɪnˌtɪm·ɪˈdeɪ·ʃən / a campaign of intimidation against striking workers.
1. to make timid; fill with fear. 2. to overawe or cow, as through the force of one's personality or by display of wealth, talent, etc. 3. to force into or deter from some action by inducing fear.
1. to make timid; fill with fear. 2. to overawe or cow, as through the force of personality or by superior display of wealth, talent, etc. 3. to force into or deter from some action by inducing fear. to intimidate a voter into staying away from the polls. SYNONYMS 1. frighten, subdue, daunt, terrify. See discourage.
to frighten or threaten someone so that they will do what you want They were accused of intimidating people into voting for them. She refused to be intimidated by their threats.
INTIMIDATE definition: to intentionally frighten someone, especially so that they will do what you want. Learn more.
Definition of intimidate verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
