intimidar

/ĩtʃimiˈdaɾ/

verb B2

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

present (eu)
intimido
preterite (eu)
intimidei
past participle
intimidado

Meaning

  1. to intimidate

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: action. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: transitive.

Similar words

acovardar

acovardar is more about instilling cowardice or fear specifically, making someone act cowardly; intimidar is more general — both mean "to intimidate."

Similar in other languages

German

einschüchtern

einschüchtern is the German word for the same thing — both mean "to intimidate."

Spanish

acobardar

acobardar is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to intimidate."

Spanish

amedrentar

amedrentar is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to intimidate."

Practice

1 What does intimidar mean?

2 Which fingerprint chart matches intimidar?

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