intimidate
/ɪnˈtɪmɪdeɪt/ verb C1- 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.
He/she/it intimidates · Past intimidated · Past participle intimidated · -ing form intimidating
Verb forms
- Base form
- intimidate
- He/she/it
- intimidates
- Past
- intimidated
- Past participle
- intimidated
- -ing form
- intimidating
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I warn you, Colonel Emsworth, that until I am assured as to the safety and well-being of my friend I shall never desist in my efforts to get to the bottom of the mystery, and I shall certainly not allow myself to be intimidated by anything which you may say or do.'
My courage always rises with every attempt to intimidate me.”
I am not to be intimidated into anything so wholly unreasonable.
I can clearly recognize this dynamic in my own life, especially when faced with an intimidating professional assignment.
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