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Italian
Etymology
From in- + timido + -ire. Compare Lombard intimidì, Medieval Latin intimidāre.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /in.ti.miˈdi.re/
- Rhymes: -ire
- Hyphenation: in‧ti‧mi‧dì‧re
Verb
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
Conjugation
1Transitive.
2Intransitive.
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