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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Intimidate

/ĭnˌ-tĭm'-ĭd-ātˌ/ · In·tim·i·date · IPA /ɪnˈtɪmɪdeɪt/
01 v. t. To make timid or fearful; to inspire of affect with fear; to deter, as by threats; to dishearten; to abash.
imp. & p. p. Intimidated; p. pr. & vb. n. Intimidating
  1. 1.
    To make timid or fearful; to inspire of affect with fear; to deter, as by threats; to dishearten; to abash.
    “Now guilt, once harbored in the conscious breast, Intimidates the brave, degrades the great.” Johnson.