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Meanings of intimidate in English

Portuguese
intimidar

To compel or deter by or as if by threats.

intimidar

To inspire fear or hesitation due to fear.

Synonyms
Examples for "restrain"
Examples for "restrain"
1
I said in the trouble of the moment, unable to restrain myself.
The open door and The portrait
2
A senior loyalist source said it would be difficult to restrain militants.
The Irish Times
3
Currently teachers can't physically restrain students unless they're a danger to others.
Radio NZ
4
Potations do sometimes wake wines; turnips restrain passion; causes necessary to state.
Roughing It
5
But in the end he could not restrain himself and blurted out:
Men in War

To instill fear.

Usage of intimidate in English
1
Sweeping bans and collective punishments intimidate those who can challenge established interests.
The Guardian
2
The 32-year-old man used a knife to intimidate his victims into submission.
The South African
3
Can we use this information to intimidate or blackmail the hiring manager?
Hacking: the next generation
4
They come through the village and intimidate you and intimidate your children.
Reuters
5
Some Sunni residents say the crackdown is being used to intimidate them.
Reuters
6
The guard was trying to intimidate you so you wouldn't hike today.
Rock and Ice Magazine
7
He said they had tried to intimidate him and shouted antisemitic comments.
The Guardian
8
They have attempted to cajole and to intimidate him alike in vain.
The Life of Thomas Telford, Civil Engineer / With an Introductor...
9
It was the tone he used when he was trying to intimidate.
Spirit of the Wolves
10
He wanted me to know that Ramsey had tried to intimidate him.
The charlemagne pursuit
11
He had thought it might intimidate Groves into being less than candid.
Red inferno: 1945
12
This was enough to intimidate a man less in earnest than Garfield.
From Canal Boy to President; Or, the Boyhood and Manhood of Jame...
13
It is probable, however, that the noise serves to intimidate their enemies.
The Naturalist on the River Amazons
14
If you intimidate each other you feel as if you're being powerful.
The Guardian
15
One fired an automatic weapon in the air to intimidate would-be heroes.
A Brewing Storm
16
But he liked the way the woman wasn't letting Mulroney intimidate her.
Diagnosis: danger
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Translations for intimidate
Portuguese
intimidar
Intimidate through the time
Intimidate across language varieties
Ireland
Common
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Common