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"2": "ML.",
"3": "intimidatus"
},
"expansion": "Medieval Latin intimidatus",
"name": "bor"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "la",
"2": "intimidō",
"3": "",
"4": "to make afraid"
},
"expansion": "intimidō (“to make afraid”)",
"name": "m"
},
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},
{
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"2": "timidus",
"3": "",
"4": "afraid, timid"
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}
],
"etymology_text": "From Medieval Latin intimidatus, past participle of intimidō (“to make afraid”), from Latin in- (“in”) + timidus (“afraid, timid”); see timid.",
"forms": [
{
"form": "intimidates",
"tags": [
"present",
"singular",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "intimidating",
"tags": [
"participle",
"present"
]
},
{
"form": "intimidated",
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"past"
]
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"form": "intimidated",
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"past"
]
}
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"pos": "verb",
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{
"kind": "topical",
"langcode": "en",
"name": "Fear",
"orig": "en:Fear",
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"Mind",
"Human",
"All topics",
"Fundamental"
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"examples": [
{
"ref": "2018, Nnedi Okorafor, Who Fears Death, HarperVoyager, page 168",
"text": "His father tried to intimidate his son into staying, threatening him with banishment and a possible beating.",
"type": "quotation"
},
{
"text": "He's trying to intimidate you. If you ignore him, hopefully he'll stop."
}
],
"glosses": [
"To make timid or afraid; to cause to feel fear or nervousness; to deter, especially by threats of violence."
],
"hypernyms": [
{
"source": "Thesaurus:intimidate",
"word": "frighten"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:intimidate",
"word": "deter"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:intimidate",
"word": "threaten"
}
],
"hyponyms": [
{
"source": "Thesaurus:intimidate",
"word": "outpsych"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:intimidate",
"word": "psyche"
}
],
"id": "en-intimidate-en-verb-yDokCaUe",
"links": [
[
"timid",
"timid"
],
[
"afraid",
"afraid"
],
[
"cause",
"cause"
],
[
"feel",
"feel"
],
[
"fear",
"fear"
],
[
"nervousness",
"nervousness"
],
[
"deter",
"deter"
],
[
"threat",
"threat"
],
[
"violence",
"violence"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(transitive) To make timid or afraid; to cause to feel fear or nervousness; to deter, especially by threats of violence."
],
"related": [
{
"word": "intimidatingly"
},
{
"word": "intimidation"
},
{
"word": "intimidator"
},
{
"word": "intimidatory"
},
{
"word": "timid"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:intimidate",
"word": "pick on"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:intimidate",
"word": "ride roughshod over"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:intimidate",
"word": "abash"
}
],
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "abash"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:intimidate",
"tags": [
"US",
"slang"
],
"word": "buffalo"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:intimidate",
"tags": [
"US",
"dated",
"slang"
],
"word": "bulldoze"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:intimidate",
"word": "bully"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:intimidate",
"word": "browbeat"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:intimidate",
"word": "cow"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:intimidate",
"word": "dastardize"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:intimidate",
"word": "daunt"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:intimidate",
"word": "dishearten"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:intimidate",
"word": "do down"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:intimidate",
"word": "domineer"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:intimidate",
"word": "hector"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:intimidate",
"word": "intimidate"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:intimidate",
"word": "menace"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:intimidate",
"word": "strong-arm"
}
],
"tags": [
"transitive"
],
"translations": [
{
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "ʔaḵāfa",
"sense": "to make timid or fearful",
"word": "أَخَافَ"
},
{
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "ʔarʕaba",
"sense": "to make timid or fearful",
"word": "أَرْعَبَ"
},
{
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "ḵawwafa",
"sense": "to make timid or fearful",
"word": "خَوَّفَ"
},
{
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "ʔarhaba",
"sense": "to make timid or fearful",
"word": "أَرْهَبَ"
},
{
"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "vaxecʿnel",
"sense": "to make timid or fearful",
"word": "վախեցնել"
},
{
"code": "az",
"lang": "Azerbaijani",
"sense": "to make timid or fearful",
"word": "qorxutmaq"
},
{
"code": "az",
"lang": "Azerbaijani",
"sense": "to make timid or fearful",
"word": "qorxuzmaq"
},
{
"code": "az",
"lang": "Azerbaijani",
"sense": "to make timid or fearful",
"word": "xoflandırmaq"
},
{
"code": "az",
"lang": "Azerbaijani",
"sense": "to make timid or fearful",
"word": "qorxuya salmaq"
},
{
"code": "az",
"lang": "Azerbaijani",
"sense": "to make timid or fearful",
"word": "vəhmələndirmək"
},
{
"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "palóxacʹ",
"sense": "to make timid or fearful",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "пало́хаць"
},
{
"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "zapalóxvacʹ",
"sense": "to make timid or fearful",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "запало́хваць"
},
{
"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "spalóxacʹ",
"sense": "to make timid or fearful",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "спало́хаць"
},
{
"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "zastrášvacʹ",
"sense": "to make timid or fearful",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "застра́шваць"
},
{
"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "zastrašýcʹ",
"sense": "to make timid or fearful",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "застрашы́ць"
},
{
"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "pužácʹ",
"sense": "to make timid or fearful",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "пужа́ць"
},
{
"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "spužácʹ",
"sense": "to make timid or fearful",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "спужа́ць"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "pláša",
"sense": "to make timid or fearful",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "пла́ша"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "splášvam",
"sense": "to make timid or fearful",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "спла́швам"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "spláša",
"sense": "to make timid or fearful",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "спла́ша"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "izplášvam",
"sense": "to make timid or fearful",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "изпла́швам"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "izpláša",
"sense": "to make timid or fearful",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "изпла́ша"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "to make timid or fearful",
"word": "intimidar"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "to make timid or fearful",
"word": "威脅"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "wēixié",
"sense": "to make timid or fearful",
"word": "威胁"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "to make timid or fearful",
"word": "恐嚇"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "kǒnghè",
"sense": "to make timid or fearful",
"word": "恐吓"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "to make timid or fearful",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "zastrašovat"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "to make timid or fearful",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "zastrašit"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "to make timid or fearful",
"word": "skræmme"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to make timid or fearful",
"word": "intimideren"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to make timid or fearful",
"word": "inschuchteren"
},
{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "to make timid or fearful",
"word": "timigi"
},
{
"code": "et",
"lang": "Estonian",
"sense": "to make timid or fearful",
"word": "hirmutama"
},
{
"code": "et",
"lang": "Estonian",
"sense": "to make timid or fearful",
"word": "heidutama"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to make timid or fearful",
"word": "pelotella"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to make timid or fearful",
"word": "uhkailla"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to make timid or fearful",
"word": "intimider"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "to make timid or fearful",
"word": "intimidar"
},
{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "dašineba",
"sense": "to make timid or fearful",
"word": "დაშინება"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to make timid or fearful",
"word": "einschüchtern"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "ekfovízo",
"sense": "to make timid or fearful",
"word": "εκφοβίζω"
},
{
"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "ekphobéō",
"sense": "to make timid or fearful",
"word": "ἐκφοβέω"
},
{
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"roman": "hifkhíd",
"sense": "to make timid or fearful",
"word": "הפחיד"
},
{
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"roman": "iyém",
"sense": "to make timid or fearful",
"word": "איים"
},
{
"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
"roman": "dhamkānā",
"sense": "to make timid or fearful",
"word": "धमकाना"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to make timid or fearful",
"word": "megfélemlít"
},
{
"code": "io",
"lang": "Ido",
"sense": "to make timid or fearful",
"word": "timidigar"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to make timid or fearful",
"word": "intimidire"
},
{
"alt": "おどす",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "odosu",
"sense": "to make timid or fearful",
"word": "脅す"
},
{
"alt": "いかくする",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "ikaku suru",
"sense": "to make timid or fearful",
"word": "威嚇する"
},
{
"code": "km",
"lang": "Khmer",
"roman": "bɑmphɨy",
"sense": "to make timid or fearful",
"word": "បំភ័យ"
},
{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "hyeopbakhada",
"sense": "to make timid or fearful",
"word": "협박하다"
},
{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "wihyeophada",
"sense": "to make timid or fearful",
"word": "위협하다"
},
{
"code": "lt",
"lang": "Lithuanian",
"sense": "to make timid or fearful",
"word": "įbauginti"
},
{
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "zaplašuva",
"sense": "to make timid or fearful",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "заплашува"
},
{
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "zaplaši",
"sense": "to make timid or fearful",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "заплаши"
},
{
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "zastrašuva",
"sense": "to make timid or fearful",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "застрашува"
},
{
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "zastraši",
"sense": "to make timid or fearful",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "застраши"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to make timid or fearful",
"word": "whakaweti"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to make timid or fearful",
"word": "whakahakahaka"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to make timid or fearful",
"word": "kapatau"
},
{
"code": "mn",
"lang": "Mongolian",
"roman": "ajlgax",
"sense": "to make timid or fearful",
"word": "айлгах"
},
{
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "to make timid or fearful",
"word": "skremme"
},
{
"code": "oc",
"lang": "Occitan",
"sense": "to make timid or fearful",
"word": "intimidar"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to make timid or fearful",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "zastraszać"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to make timid or fearful",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "zastraszyć"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to make timid or fearful",
"word": "intimidar"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to make timid or fearful",
"word": "amedrontar"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "to make timid or fearful",
"word": "intimida"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "pugátʹ",
"sense": "to make timid or fearful",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "пуга́ть"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "ispugátʹ",
"sense": "to make timid or fearful",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "испуга́ть"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "zapúgivatʹ",
"sense": "to make timid or fearful",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "запу́гивать"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "zapugátʹ",
"sense": "to make timid or fearful",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "запуга́ть"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "ustrašátʹ",
"sense": "to make timid or fearful",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "устраша́ть"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "ustrašítʹ",
"sense": "to make timid or fearful",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "устраши́ть"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "to make timid or fearful",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic",
"imperfective"
],
"word": "застраши́вати"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "to make timid or fearful",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic",
"perfective"
],
"word": "за̀страшити"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "to make timid or fearful",
"tags": [
"Roman",
"imperfective"
],
"word": "zastrašívati"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "to make timid or fearful",
"tags": [
"Roman",
"perfective"
],
"word": "zàstrašiti"
},
{
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "to make timid or fearful",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "zastrašovať"
},
{
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "to make timid or fearful",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "zastrašiť"
},
{
"code": "sl",
"lang": "Slovene",
"sense": "to make timid or fearful",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "zastraševati"
},
{
"code": "sl",
"lang": "Slovene",
"sense": "to make timid or fearful",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "zastrašiti"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to make timid or fearful",
"word": "intimidar"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to make timid or fearful",
"word": "amedrentar"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to make timid or fearful",
"word": "skrämma"
},
{
"code": "te",
"lang": "Telugu",
"roman": "bediriñcu",
"sense": "to make timid or fearful",
"word": "బెదిరించు"
},
{
"code": "te",
"lang": "Telugu",
"roman": "bhayapeṭṭu",
"sense": "to make timid or fearful",
"word": "భయపెట్టు"
},
{
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"roman": "kùu",
"sense": "to make timid or fearful",
"word": "ขู่"
},
{
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"roman": "kòm-kùu",
"sense": "to make timid or fearful",
"word": "ข่มขู่"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "to make timid or fearful",
"word": "sindirmek"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "to make timid or fearful",
"word": "yıldırmak"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "polóxaty",
"sense": "to make timid or fearful",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "поло́хати"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "spolóxuvaty",
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"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "to make timid or fearful",
"word": "dọa nạt"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "to make timid or fearful",
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"code": "vi",
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"sense": "to make timid or fearful",
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{
"code": "zza",
"lang": "Zazaki",
"sense": "to make timid or fearful",
"word": "xof kerden"
}
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{
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{
"word": "intimidator"
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{
"word": "intimidatory"
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{
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"source": "Thesaurus:intimidate",
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"source": "Thesaurus:intimidate",
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{
"source": "Thesaurus:intimidate",
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{
"source": "Thesaurus:intimidate",
"word": "do down"
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{
"source": "Thesaurus:intimidate",
"word": "domineer"
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{
"source": "Thesaurus:intimidate",
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{
"source": "Thesaurus:intimidate",
"word": "intimidate"
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"source": "Thesaurus:intimidate",
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"source": "Thesaurus:intimidate",
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"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "ʔaḵāfa",
"sense": "to make timid or fearful",
"word": "أَخَافَ"
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{
"code": "ar",
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"roman": "ʔarʕaba",
"sense": "to make timid or fearful",
"word": "أَرْعَبَ"
},
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"code": "ar",
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"sense": "to make timid or fearful",
"word": "خَوَّفَ"
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"sense": "to make timid or fearful",
"word": "أَرْهَبَ"
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"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "vaxecʿnel",
"sense": "to make timid or fearful",
"word": "վախեցնել"
},
{
"code": "az",
"lang": "Azerbaijani",
"sense": "to make timid or fearful",
"word": "qorxutmaq"
},
{
"code": "az",
"lang": "Azerbaijani",
"sense": "to make timid or fearful",
"word": "qorxuzmaq"
},
{
"code": "az",
"lang": "Azerbaijani",
"sense": "to make timid or fearful",
"word": "xoflandırmaq"
},
{
"code": "az",
"lang": "Azerbaijani",
"sense": "to make timid or fearful",
"word": "qorxuya salmaq"
},
{
"code": "az",
"lang": "Azerbaijani",
"sense": "to make timid or fearful",
"word": "vəhmələndirmək"
},
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"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "palóxacʹ",
"sense": "to make timid or fearful",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "пало́хаць"
},
{
"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "zapalóxvacʹ",
"sense": "to make timid or fearful",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "запало́хваць"
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"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "spalóxacʹ",
"sense": "to make timid or fearful",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "спало́хаць"
},
{
"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "zastrášvacʹ",
"sense": "to make timid or fearful",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "застра́шваць"
},
{
"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "zastrašýcʹ",
"sense": "to make timid or fearful",
"tags": [
"perfective"
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"word": "застрашы́ць"
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"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "pužácʹ",
"sense": "to make timid or fearful",
"tags": [
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"word": "пужа́ць"
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"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "spužácʹ",
"sense": "to make timid or fearful",
"tags": [
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],
"word": "спужа́ць"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "pláša",
"sense": "to make timid or fearful",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "пла́ша"
},
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"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "splášvam",
"sense": "to make timid or fearful",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "спла́швам"
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"roman": "spláša",
"sense": "to make timid or fearful",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "спла́ша"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "izplášvam",
"sense": "to make timid or fearful",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "изпла́швам"
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"code": "bg",
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"sense": "to make timid or fearful",
"tags": [
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],
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"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "to make timid or fearful",
"word": "intimidar"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "to make timid or fearful",
"word": "威脅"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "wēixié",
"sense": "to make timid or fearful",
"word": "威胁"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "to make timid or fearful",
"word": "恐嚇"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "kǒnghè",
"sense": "to make timid or fearful",
"word": "恐吓"
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"sense": "to make timid or fearful",
"tags": [
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],
"word": "zastrašovat"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "to make timid or fearful",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "zastrašit"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "to make timid or fearful",
"word": "skræmme"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to make timid or fearful",
"word": "intimideren"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to make timid or fearful",
"word": "inschuchteren"
},
{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "to make timid or fearful",
"word": "timigi"
},
{
"code": "et",
"lang": "Estonian",
"sense": "to make timid or fearful",
"word": "hirmutama"
},
{
"code": "et",
"lang": "Estonian",
"sense": "to make timid or fearful",
"word": "heidutama"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to make timid or fearful",
"word": "pelotella"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to make timid or fearful",
"word": "uhkailla"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to make timid or fearful",
"word": "intimider"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "to make timid or fearful",
"word": "intimidar"
},
{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "dašineba",
"sense": "to make timid or fearful",
"word": "დაშინება"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to make timid or fearful",
"word": "einschüchtern"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "ekfovízo",
"sense": "to make timid or fearful",
"word": "εκφοβίζω"
},
{
"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "ekphobéō",
"sense": "to make timid or fearful",
"word": "ἐκφοβέω"
},
{
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"roman": "hifkhíd",
"sense": "to make timid or fearful",
"word": "הפחיד"
},
{
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"roman": "iyém",
"sense": "to make timid or fearful",
"word": "איים"
},
{
"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
"roman": "dhamkānā",
"sense": "to make timid or fearful",
"word": "धमकाना"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to make timid or fearful",
"word": "megfélemlít"
},
{
"code": "io",
"lang": "Ido",
"sense": "to make timid or fearful",
"word": "timidigar"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to make timid or fearful",
"word": "intimidire"
},
{
"alt": "おどす",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "odosu",
"sense": "to make timid or fearful",
"word": "脅す"
},
{
"alt": "いかくする",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "ikaku suru",
"sense": "to make timid or fearful",
"word": "威嚇する"
},
{
"code": "km",
"lang": "Khmer",
"roman": "bɑmphɨy",
"sense": "to make timid or fearful",
"word": "បំភ័យ"
},
{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "hyeopbakhada",
"sense": "to make timid or fearful",
"word": "협박하다"
},
{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "wihyeophada",
"sense": "to make timid or fearful",
"word": "위협하다"
},
{
"code": "lt",
"lang": "Lithuanian",
"sense": "to make timid or fearful",
"word": "įbauginti"
},
{
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "zaplašuva",
"sense": "to make timid or fearful",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "заплашува"
},
{
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "zaplaši",
"sense": "to make timid or fearful",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "заплаши"
},
{
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "zastrašuva",
"sense": "to make timid or fearful",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "застрашува"
},
{
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "zastraši",
"sense": "to make timid or fearful",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "застраши"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to make timid or fearful",
"word": "whakaweti"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to make timid or fearful",
"word": "whakahakahaka"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to make timid or fearful",
"word": "kapatau"
},
{
"code": "mn",
"lang": "Mongolian",
"roman": "ajlgax",
"sense": "to make timid or fearful",
"word": "айлгах"
},
{
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "to make timid or fearful",
"word": "skremme"
},
{
"code": "oc",
"lang": "Occitan",
"sense": "to make timid or fearful",
"word": "intimidar"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to make timid or fearful",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "zastraszać"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to make timid or fearful",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "zastraszyć"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to make timid or fearful",
"word": "intimidar"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to make timid or fearful",
"word": "amedrontar"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "to make timid or fearful",
"word": "intimida"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "pugátʹ",
"sense": "to make timid or fearful",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "пуга́ть"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "ispugátʹ",
"sense": "to make timid or fearful",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "испуга́ть"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "zapúgivatʹ",
"sense": "to make timid or fearful",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "запу́гивать"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "zapugátʹ",
"sense": "to make timid or fearful",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "запуга́ть"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "ustrašátʹ",
"sense": "to make timid or fearful",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "устраша́ть"
},
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"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "ustrašítʹ",
"sense": "to make timid or fearful",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "устраши́ть"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "to make timid or fearful",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic",
"imperfective"
],
"word": "застраши́вати"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "to make timid or fearful",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic",
"perfective"
],
"word": "за̀страшити"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "to make timid or fearful",
"tags": [
"Roman",
"imperfective"
],
"word": "zastrašívati"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "to make timid or fearful",
"tags": [
"Roman",
"perfective"
],
"word": "zàstrašiti"
},
{
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "to make timid or fearful",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "zastrašovať"
},
{
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "to make timid or fearful",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "zastrašiť"
},
{
"code": "sl",
"lang": "Slovene",
"sense": "to make timid or fearful",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "zastraševati"
},
{
"code": "sl",
"lang": "Slovene",
"sense": "to make timid or fearful",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "zastrašiti"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to make timid or fearful",
"word": "intimidar"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to make timid or fearful",
"word": "amedrentar"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to make timid or fearful",
"word": "skrämma"
},
{
"code": "te",
"lang": "Telugu",
"roman": "bediriñcu",
"sense": "to make timid or fearful",
"word": "బెదిరించు"
},
{
"code": "te",
"lang": "Telugu",
"roman": "bhayapeṭṭu",
"sense": "to make timid or fearful",
"word": "భయపెట్టు"
},
{
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"roman": "kùu",
"sense": "to make timid or fearful",
"word": "ขู่"
},
{
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"roman": "kòm-kùu",
"sense": "to make timid or fearful",
"word": "ข่มขู่"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "to make timid or fearful",
"word": "sindirmek"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "to make timid or fearful",
"word": "yıldırmak"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "polóxaty",
"sense": "to make timid or fearful",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "поло́хати"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "spolóxuvaty",
"sense": "to make timid or fearful",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "споло́хувати"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "spolóxaty",
"sense": "to make timid or fearful",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "споло́хати"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "straxáty",
"sense": "to make timid or fearful",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "страха́ти"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "strašýty",
"sense": "to make timid or fearful",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "страши́ти"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "zastrašýty",
"sense": "to make timid or fearful",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "застраши́ти"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "ljakáty",
"sense": "to make timid or fearful",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "ляка́ти"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "zaljákuvaty",
"sense": "to make timid or fearful",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "заля́кувати"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "zaljakáty",
"sense": "to make timid or fearful",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "заляка́ти"
},
{
"code": "ur",
"lang": "Urdu",
"roman": "dhamkānā",
"sense": "to make timid or fearful",
"word": "دھمکانا"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "to make timid or fearful",
"word": "dọa nạt"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "to make timid or fearful",
"word": "hăm dọa"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "to make timid or fearful",
"word": "trộ"
},
{
"code": "zza",
"lang": "Zazaki",
"sense": "to make timid or fearful",
"word": "tersanen"
},
{
"code": "zza",
"lang": "Zazaki",
"sense": "to make timid or fearful",
"word": "xof kerden"
}
],
"word": "intimidate"
}
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