intimidate
verb (used with object)
to make timid; fill with fear.
had intimidated
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past perfectof intimidate.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Richard Nixon and John Mitchell had intimidated them all.
From Slate ● Feb. 1, 2023
Ms. Constand’s mother, Gianna, also spoke, telling the court that Mr. Cosby had intimidated her family and used his powers to try to ruin her own and her family’s reputation.
From New York Times ● Sep. 24, 2018
It was clear they had intimidated Los Angeles and quarterback Jared Goff, just as they must intimidate the Eagles as well.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 8, 2018
Ayala eventually decided to invoke her 5th Amendment right not to testify only because Thompson had intimidated her, the suit said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 14, 2017
All those wires and buttons had intimidated me, especially since they were so often strapped to a living person I was trying to cuff.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
