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intimidate

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To make timid or fearful; to inspire of affect with fear; to deter, as by threats; to dishearten; to abash.

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Her boss intimidates her Source: Internet

Adult males communicate with loud bellows that intimidate rivals and attract mates. Source: Internet

After Albania signed trade agreements with Yugoslavia and Greece in 1934, Mussolini made a failed attempt to intimidate the Albanians by sending a fleet of warships to Albania. Source: Internet

All the while, the well-compensated folks at NCBE — who have diploma privilege licenses by the wayexpending all their resources trying to intimidate states out of doing anything but running a superspreader event and feeding their monopolistic coffers. Source: Internet

Armed forces in many countries use firing squads to maintain discipline and intimidate the masses, or opposition, into submission or silent compliance. Source: Internet

After laying claim to the fortress at Alamut, Sabbah began expanding his influence outwards to nearby towns and districts, using his agents to gain political favour and to intimidate the local populations. Source: Internet

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