different between depress vs intimidate
depress
English
Etymology
From Middle English depressen, from Old French depresser, from Latin d?pressus, perfect participle of d?prim? (“to press down, to weigh down”), from d?- (“off, away, down, out”) +? prem? (“to press”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /d??p??s/
- Rhymes: -?s
Verb
depress (third-person singular simple present depresses, present participle depressing, simple past and past participle depressed)
- To press down.
- To make depressed, sad or bored.
- (economics) To cause a depression or a decrease in parts of the economy.
- To bring down or humble; to abase (pride, etc.).
- (mathematics) To reduce (an equation) in a lower degree.
Synonyms
- downbear
Derived terms
Translations
References
- depress in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- depress in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
Anagrams
- pressed, spersed
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intimidate
English
Etymology
From Medieval Latin intimidatus, past participle of intimidare (“to make afraid”), from Latin in (“in”) + timidus (“afraid, timid”); see timid.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?n?t?m?de?t/
Verb
intimidate (third-person singular simple present intimidates, present participle intimidating, simple past and past participle intimidated)
- (transitive) To make timid or afraid; to cause to feel fear or nervousness; to deter, especially by threats of violence
- He's trying to intimidate you. If you ignore him, hopefully he'll stop.
- Synonym: abash
Synonyms
- See Thesaurus:intimidate
Related terms
- intimidatingly
- intimidation
- intimidator
- intimidatory
- timid
Translations
References
- intimidate in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- intimidate in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
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