unintimidate
English
editEtymology
editFrom un- + intimidate.
Verb
editunintimidate (third-person singular simple present unintimidates, present participle unintimidating, simple past and past participle unintimidated)
- (transitive) To make no longer intimidated; to reassure.
- 1993, Joseph H. Carens, Democracy and Possessive Individualism, page 93:
- His purpose in dwelling on labor was to demystify the business of authorities, to unintimidate the uninitiated.