| intimidate | | |
| v. (emotion) | 1. intimidate | make timid or fearful.; "Her boss intimidates her" |
| ~ affright, fright, frighten, scare | cause fear in.; "The stranger who hangs around the building frightens me"; "Ghosts could never affright her" |
| ~ hold over | intimidate somebody (with a threat).; "She was holding it over him" |
| ~ ballyrag, boss around, browbeat, bully, bullyrag, hector, push around, strong-arm | be bossy towards.; "Her big brother always bullied her when she was young" |
| v. (emotion) | 2. intimidate, restrain | to compel or deter by or as if by threats. |
| ~ warn | notify of danger, potential harm, or risk.; "The director warned him that he might be fired"; "The doctor warned me about the dangers of smoking" |
| ~ daunt, frighten away, frighten off, scare away, scare off, pall, scare, dash | cause to lose courage.; "dashed by the refusal" |
| ~ discourage | deprive of courage or hope; take away hope from; cause to feel discouraged. |
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