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intimider — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • browbeat verb To bully in an intimidating, bossy, or supercilious way.
  • buffalo verb To intimidate, confuse, or trick someone, often to pressure them into doing something.
  • bully noun A person who deliberately mistreats, threatens, or intimidates others they see as weaker.
  • daunt verb To discourage, intimidate.
  • intimidate verb To frighten or pressure someone, often through threats, so they do what you want.

Senses

intimider is used for these senses in English:

  • browbeat (transitive) To bully in an intimidating, bossy, or supercilious way.
  • buffalo (US, slang, transitive) To outwit, confuse, deceive, or intimidate.
  • bully (transitive) To intimidate (someone) as a bully.
  • daunt (transitive) To discourage, intimidate.
  • intimidate (transitive) To make timid or afraid; to cause to feel fear or nervousness; to deter, especially by threats of violence.

buffalo — full definition

  1. verb To intimidate, confuse, or trick someone, often to pressure them into doing something.
  2. verb To hunt buffalo.

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