verb
to frighten or coerce into submission or obedience
refused to be intimidated by the manager
Synonyms: bludgeon, bluster, ||bounce, browbeat, bulldoze, bully, bullyrag, cow, dragoon, hector, ||ruffle, strong-arm, terrorize
Related Word: alarm, disquiet, frighten, scare, terrify; badger, bait, chivy, hound, ride; coerce, compel, constrain, force, oblige; ||ruffianize
Contrasted words: blandish, cajole, coax, wheedle; induce, persuade, prevail