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[in-tim-i-deyt]

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verb (used with object), -dat·ed, -dat·ing.

to make timid; fill with fear.

to overawe or cow, as through the force of personality or by superior display of wealth, talent, etc.

to force into or deter from some action by inducing fear: to intimidate a voter into staying away from the polls.

Origin:
1640–50; < Medieval Latin intimidātus, past participle of intimidāre to make afraid, equivalent to Latin in- in-² + timid(us) timid, afraid + -ātus -ate¹

Related forms

in·tim·i·da·tion, noun

in·tim·i·da·tor, noun

in·tim·i·da·to·ry

[in-tim-i-duh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] , adjective

un·in·tim·i·dat·ed, adjective

un·in·tim·i·dat·ing, adjective

Can be confused: intimate, intimidate.

Synonyms
1. frighten, subdue, daunt, terrify. See discourage.

Antonyms
1. calm. 3. encourage.

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Example Sentences

She has complained that the dean has imposed his plans on the faculty and that he has ruled by intimidation.

Independent observers talked of ballot stuffing and intimidation.

The queen keeps the rest from mating by sheer intimidation.

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She has complained that the dean has imposed his plans on the faculty and that he has ruled by intimidation.

Independent observers talked of ballot stuffing and intimidation.

The queen keeps the rest from mating by sheer intimidation.

Racial intimidation from either side of the coin is immature.

In recent years, agents had concentrated intimidation efforts on individuals, especially bloggers with a significant readership.

It re-introduces a culture of informality into the workplace, where intimidation will undoubtedly flourish.

Censorship and intimidation have been the standard way of doing things.

With siblings and peers, he tends toward verbal and physical intimidation.

At which, commerce can go on, people go about their daily lives without enormous intimidation.

And shame on those who give in to intimidation because a speaker is horribly incorrect.

Where intimidation failed to work, as it often has, tanks rumbled on to the streets.

Tyranny today no longer requires armed intimidation.

There could be some residual intimidation that ices the rational idea, too, but who could know.

And he should let the police and courts pursue those who used violence and intimidation during the election campaign.

Employing fear and intimidation to stifle speech and debate.

In the event, there were few complaints of fraud, but intimidation and vote-buying were much in evidence.

She wanted to end years of abuse and intimidation by local youths.

Kidnappings, intimidation and murder of politicians and electoral workers have increased.

In the event, and with a little voter intimidation in certain areas, this boycott call was a resounding success.

It is unclear how bad the intimidation and ballot-stuffing actually were.

The jury decided that this amounted to intimidation.

It featured stuffed ballot boxes and repeat voting, ballot slips scattered in gutters, trashed polling stations and intimidation.

The murders are only the tip of an iceberg of intimidation.

There has been a new wave of arrests and intimidation.

Even more disturbing are reports of intimidation of non-governmental organisations.

It includes allegations of clone parties, refusal to register candidates, and physical violence and intimidation.

Labour activists counter that it protects workers from company intimidation prior to a vote.

The intimidation of opposition campaigners proceeded apace.

Jessamy's office, says witness intimidation is an ongoing problem.

And rule by fear and intimidation does not bleed out of a system simply because a revolution has taken place.

Ahead of a presidential runoff, the ruling party is focusing an intimidation campaign on groups it does not control.

But there were few visible signs of fraud and intimidation during the actual voting process.

LeFevre denied that the files were aimed at intimidation.

The intimidation of the negroes is a stern and awful fact.

Comic books seem to take some of the intimidation factor out of reading.

For some, the experts say, knives are weapons of explicit intimidation and violence.

The attackers were arrested and face charges of felony menacing and racial intimidation.

Many times this is all nothing more than a game of intimidation.

Both camps have complained of violence and intimidation.

Arjune's house had been firebombed by two other men who were convicted last month of arson and witness intimidation.

Intense and consistent economic sabotage and intimidation are what will make the.

Tsvangirai dropped out, citing intimidation and violence against his supporters.

Local journalists face threats and intimidation from civilian and military authorities.

Disruption and intimidation that stops short of actual violence are becoming their speciality.

The preparation of the loya jirga was accompanied by reports of intimidation and bribery.

International observers reported fewer irregularities, less intimidation and freer media coverage.

There were also poll taxes that blacks could not afford, and plain intimidation.

Candidates are increasingly resorting to intimidation to win.

Arab rulers hold on to power through a cynical combination of coercion, intimidation and co-option.

Huge, enthusiastic crowds greeted her everywhere, despite much official intimidation.

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World English Dictionary

intimidate (ɪnˈtɪmɪˌdeɪt)

—vb
1.	to make timid or frightened; scare
2.	to discourage, restrain, or silence illegally or unscrupulously, as by threats or blackmail

[C17: from Medieval Latin intimidāre, from Latin in-² + timidus fearful, from timor fear]

in'timidating

—*adj*

intimi'dation

—n

in'timidator

—n

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Word Origin & History

intimidate

1640s, from M.L. intimidatus, pp. of intimidare "to frighten, intimidate," from L. in- "in" + timidus "fearful" (see timid).

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