intimidar

/intimiˈdaɾ/ · B2 · verb

to intimidate, to frighten

😨 in-timid-ar = make (someone) timid; sounds like 'in-TIMID-ate'

Spanish intimidar comes from Latin intimidare, built from in- (make, put into) + timidus (fearful). So it literally means to make someone timid. The English 'intimidate' is a near twin, so the stress shift to the final syllable (-DAR) is the main thing to remember.

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