INTIMIDATE


Meaning of INTIMIDATE in English

verb

COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS

■ NOUN

attempt

Sam jumps into their bed in an attempt to intimidate Carl.

It appeared that she'd been right about Harry Martin's being behind the attempts to intimidate her.

people

The witnesses told the court since going to the police they've been intimidated by certain people on the estate.

Hell, those goons were in complete charge, with their car caravans, squealing their tires around, intimidating people .

■ VERB

feel

I felt really intimidated by him.

Apartment owners feel intimidated when buyers approach.

There's not a huge level of power available-you can snap the throttle open without feeling intimidated .

He comported himself so stiffly during cocktails that Jim Maier suspected the bishop might be feeling intimidated .

I felt intimidated at first because I'd never been in a school with so many middle-class children.

Tish, for her part, felt intimidated by Joe, but drawn to him none the less.

Lunia was flattered at having her portrait painted by a gifted artist, but at first she felt rather intimidated by the experience.

A lot of bettors feel less intimidated with them.

refuse

Murray refuses to be intimidated by the ring of fielders.

Sheffield's Mark Roe refused to be intimidated by the course, shooting a courageous 72 to be fourth on 143.

try

They tried to intimidate me by holding on to the furniture.

The court is trying to intimidate anybody with an independent mind.

If he senses some one is a little nervous of him, he tries to intimidate them, though his temperament is superb.

The parent tries to intimidate or scare the child into backing down.

EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES

He's being kept in jail until the trial so that he can't intimidate any of the witnesses.

In the former Soviet Union, the KGB was used to intimidate those who disagreed with the Communist Party.

Large audiences don't intimidate him.

Some workers are saying that they were intimidated into accepting the pay cuts, with threats of job losses.

The boss is quite tough, but don't let him intimidate you.

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