INTIMIDATE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

Meaning of intimidate in English

(Definition of intimidate from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
(Definition of intimidate from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Examples of intimidate

intimidate
Those at the top now have more power to intimidate.
Are there people in your life who wow or even intimidate you?
They say he never used his size to intimidate anybody.
From NJ.com
After the trial, the family's attorney sought sanctions against the school and its lawyers, claiming they tried to intimidate and tamper with a witness.
Some witnesses appeared intimidated by the gang's reputation for violence.
I am not intimidated by it as an actor.
She saw women whose homes came under surveillance and whose children were intimidated by police.
When it comes to specific liquors, almost 10% of those polled said they're intimidated by whiskey.
Today, he's a convicted felon, facing time in prison for his role in leading a 10-year criminal enterprise that threatened and intimidated non-union contractors.
He said he remembered being intimidated at first by the large-scale training exercises which included tending to fake victims in a plane crash.
From NJ.com
On the other hand, there are leaders who intimidate their subordinates and use fear as a way of getting things done.
I immediately got intimidated, lost my confidence and failed my interview.
State officials have now made it a crime to "intimidate or torment" teachers online.
From NPR
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Translations of intimidate

in Chinese (Traditional)
恫嚇,恐嚇…
in Chinese (Simplified)
恫吓,恐吓…
in Spanish
intimidar…
in Portuguese
intimidar…
in more languages
in Turkish
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in Japanese
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in Indonesian
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in Russian
gözdağı vermek, gözünü korkutmak, yıldırmak…
intimider…
脅迫(きょうはく)する…
intimideren…
zastrašit…
skræmme…
mengancam, mengintimidasi…
ขู่…
đe dọa…
zastraszyć…
skrämma, hota…
mengugut…
einschüchtern…
skremme, true…
залякувати, страхати…
запугивать…
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