Intimidate (v) to frighten or threaten someone, usually in order to persuade them to do something by Media Learning English published on 2017-07-02T03:39:36Z #intimidate verb [ T ] UK /ɪnˈtɪm.ɪ.deɪt/ US /ɪnˈtɪm.ə.deɪt/ . to frighten or threaten someone, usually in order to persuade them to do something that you want them to do: They were intimidated into accepting a pay cut by the threat of losing their jobs. . #Intimidation noun [ U ] UK /ɪnˌtɪm.ɪˈdeɪ.ʃən/ US /ɪnˌtɪm.əˈdeɪ.ʃən/ . The campaign of violence and intimidation against them intensifies daily.