intimidate

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verb

1. make timid or fearful (Freq. 2)
- Her boss intimidates her
• Derivationally related forms:
intimidation
• Hypernyms:
frighten, fright, scare, affright
• Hyponyms:
hold over, strong-arm, bully, browbeat, bullyrag,
ballyrag, boss around, hector, push around
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Sam cannot intimidate Sue
2. to compel or deter by or as if by threats (Freq. 1)
• Syn:
restrain
• Derivationally related forms:
restrainer (for: restrain), intimidation
• Hypernyms:
discourage
• Hyponyms:
daunt, dash, scare off, pall, frighten off,
scare away, frighten away, scare
• Entailment:
warn
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Something ----s somebody
- Sam cannot intimidate Sue