intimidate
/ɪnˈtɪmɪdeɪt/
US pronunciation
American sound/ɪnˈtɪmɪdeɪt/
ɪnˈtɪmɪdeɪt
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- 4 syllables
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- 2nd syllable stress
- Vowel
- Short i vowel
- Ending
- Final e often stays silent
ɪn - ˈtɪmɪdeɪt -> intimidate
Myanmar meaning
(v) ခြိမ်းခြောက်သည်။
Full entry
intimidate /Çn'tÇmÇdeÇt/ v ~ sb (into sth/ doing sth)
ခြိမ်းခြောက်သည်။ intimidate a witness (into silence/ into keeping quiet) (eg by threats).
❏ intimidating adj ခြိမ်းခြောက်သော။ The glen is a deep cutting between intimidating mountains. လဟာ ကလေးမှာ ကြောက်မက်ဖွယ်မိုးနေသော ဧရာမတောင်ကြီးများ အကြား ညှပ်ပျောက်လျက်ရှိသည်။
❏ intimidation /ÇntÇmÇ'deÇʃn/ n [U] ခြိမ်းခြောက်မှု။ give way to intimidation.
❏ intimidatory /ÇntÇmÇ'deÇtǝri/ adj ခြိမ်းခြောက်သော။ intimidatory tactics.
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threaten, frighten, scare, bully, coerce, terrorize, overawe, daunt, put off, alarm, appall, awe, badger, bait, bludgeon, bluster, bowl over, browbeat, buffalo, bulldoze, chill, compel, constrain, cow, dishearten, dismay, dispirit, disquiet, dragoon, enforce, force, hound, lean on, oblige, push around, ride, ruffle, showboat, spook, strong-arm, subdue, terrify, twist someone's arm
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