intimidate
/ˌɪnˈtɪmɪˌdeɪt/in-TIH-mih-dayt
/ˌɪnˈtɪmɪˌdeɪt/in-TIH-mih-dayt
Meaningto make afraid
Common meaning: to frighten into obeying
- inin, into; (before adjectives) not
- timto fearLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1872 · scan
- idadjective ending: in a state of
- ateverb or adjective ending: to make, having
‘in, into’ + ‘to fear’ → intimidate
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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Origin: Built on Latin timeō ‘to fear’.
Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry timeō, p. 1872 · dictionary scan
Roots
- timeō Latin “to fear”
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