intimidate

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points: 13
Words With Friends: 15
Letters: 10

Pronunciation

/ɪnˈtɪmɪdeɪt/

Definition of intimidate

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

verb

(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.”

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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.

Words you can make from intimidate

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