intimidate

动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To make timid or afraid; to cause to feel fear or nervousness; to deter, especially by threats of violence. transitive
    — He's trying to intimidate you. If you ignore him, hopefully he'll stop.

词形变化

intimidates present,singular,third-person intimidating participle,present intimidated participle,past intimidated past

词源

From Medieval Latin intimidātus, perfect passive participle of Latin intimidō (“to intimidate, terrify”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from in- (“in”) + timidus (“afraid, timid”) + -ō (verb-forming suffix); see timid.
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