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発音

• IPA: /ɪnˈtɪmɪdeɪt/

動詞

intimidate (third-person singular simple present intimidates, present participle intimidating, simple past and past participle intimidated)

1. (transitive) To make timid or afraid; to cause to feel fear or nervousness; to deter, especially by threats of violence.

   Synonym: abash

   He's trying to intimidate you. If you ignore him, hopefully he'll stop.

   • 2018, Nnedi Okorafor, Who Fears Death, HarperVoyager, page 168:

     His father tried to intimidate his son into staying, threatening him with banishment and a possible beating.

同意語

• See Thesaurus:intimidate

派生語

関連する語

• intimidatingly
• intimidation
• intimidator
• intimidatory
• timid

参照

• William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “intimidate”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC.
• “intimidate”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.