intimidate

🇺🇸 /ɪnˈtɪmɪdeɪt/ 🇬🇧 /ɪnˈtɪmɪdeɪt/
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verb
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to scare or threaten someone to make them do what you want

The loud noise was used to intimidate the animals into moving.

translation

v. to scare or threaten someone to make them do what you want

Word Forms

3rd Present intimidates
Past intimidated
Perfect intimidated
Progressive intimidating