intimidire
Italian edit
Etymology edit
From in- + timido + -ire. Compare Lombard intimidì, Medieval Latin intimidāre.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
intimidìre (first-person singular present intimidìsco, first-person singular past historic intimidìi, past participle intimidìto, auxiliary (transitive) avére or (intransitive) èssere)
- (transitive) to frighten
- Synonyms: intimorire, impaurire
- (transitive) to threaten, intimidate
- Synonym: minacciare
- (transitive) to make shy
- (intransitive) to become shy, to become frightened [auxiliary essere]
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of intimidìre (-ire) (See Appendix:Italian verbs)
1Transitive.
2Intransitive.
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Further reading edit
- intimidire in Collins Italian-English Dictionary