different between intimidatingly vs intimidate

English

Etymology

intimidating +? -ly

Adverb

intimidatingly (comparative more intimidatingly, superlative most intimidatingly)

1. In an intimidating manner.

   He stared intimidatingly at John. John, feeling threatened, ran off.

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)

1. (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.