v. t.
Now guilt, once harbored in the conscious breast,
Intimidates the brave, degrades the great. Johnson.
adj.
adj. discouraging; inhibiting; deterring. Opposite of
n. [ Cf. F. intimidation. ] The act of making timid or fearful or of deterring by threats; the state of being intimidated;
The king carried his measures in Parliament by intimidation. Paley. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Tending or serving to intimidate. [ 1913 Webster ]