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intimidate - make timid or fearful; "Her boss intimidates her" |
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affright,
fright,
frighten,
scare cause fear in; "The stranger who hangs around the building frightens me"; "Ghosts could never affright her"
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hold over intimidate somebody (with a threat); "She was holding it over him"
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ballyrag,
boss around,
browbeat,
bully,
bullyrag,
hector,
push around,
strong-arm discourage or frighten with threats or a domineering manner; intimidate
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intimidate - to compel or deter by or as if by threats |
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restrain |
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discourage deprive of courage or hope; take away hope from; cause to feel discouraged
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warn notify, usually in advance; "I warned you that I would ask some difficult questions"
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dash,
daunt,
frighten away,
frighten off,
pall,
scare,
scare away,
scare off add an enlivening or altering element to; "blue paint dashed with white"
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