Definition for IN-TIM'I-DATE

IN-TIM'I-DATE, v.t. [Fr. intimider; in and L. timidus, fearful; timeo, to fear.]

To make fearful; to inspire with fear; to dishearten; to abash. Now guilt once harbor'd in the conscious breast, / Intimidates the brave, degrades the great. Irene.

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