verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
attempt
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Sam jumps into their bed in an attempt to intimidate Carl.
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It appeared that she'd been right about Harry Martin's being behind the attempts to intimidate her.
people
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The witnesses told the court since going to the police they've been intimidated by certain people on the estate.
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Hell, those goons were in complete charge, with their car caravans, squealing their tires around, intimidating people .
■ VERB
feel
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I felt really intimidated by him.
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Apartment owners feel intimidated when buyers approach.
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There's not a huge level of power available-you can snap the throttle open without feeling intimidated .
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He comported himself so stiffly during cocktails that Jim Maier suspected the bishop might be feeling intimidated .
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I felt intimidated at first because I'd never been in a school with so many middle-class children.
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Tish, for her part, felt intimidated by Joe, but drawn to him none the less.
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Lunia was flattered at having her portrait painted by a gifted artist, but at first she felt rather intimidated by the experience.
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A lot of bettors feel less intimidated with them.
refuse
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Murray refuses to be intimidated by the ring of fielders.
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Sheffield's Mark Roe refused to be intimidated by the course, shooting a courageous 72 to be fourth on 143.
try
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They tried to intimidate me by holding on to the furniture.
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The court is trying to intimidate anybody with an independent mind.
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If he senses some one is a little nervous of him, he tries to intimidate them, though his temperament is superb.
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The parent tries to intimidate or scare the child into backing down.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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He's being kept in jail until the trial so that he can't intimidate any of the witnesses.
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In the former Soviet Union, the KGB was used to intimidate those who disagreed with the Communist Party.
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Large audiences don't intimidate him.
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Some workers are saying that they were intimidated into accepting the pay cuts, with threats of job losses.
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The boss is quite tough, but don't let him intimidate you.