Defn: Inward; internal; intimate. [Obs.] Sir K. Digby.
INTIMIDATE
In*tim"i*date, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Intimidated; p. pr. & vb. n.
Intimidating.] Etym: [LL. intimidatus, p. p. of intimidare to
frighten; pref. in- in + timidus fearful, timid: cf. F. intimider.
See Timid.]
Defn: To make timid or fearful; to inspire of affect with fear; to deter, as by threats; to dishearten; to abash. Now guilt, once harbored in the conscious breast, Intimidates the brave, degrades the great. Johnson.
Syn. — To dishearten; dispirit; abash; deter; frighten; terrify; daunt; cow.
INTIMIDATION
In*tim`i*da"tion, n. Etym: [Cf. F. intimidation.]
Defn: The act of making timid or fearful or of deterring by threats;
the state of being intimidated; as, the voters were kept from the
polls by intimidation.
The king carried his measures in Parliament by intimidation. Paley.
INTIMIDATORY
In*tim"i*da*to*ry, a.
Defn: Tending or serving to intimidate.
INTINCTION In*tinc"tion, n. Etym: [L. intinctio, fr. intingere to dip in; pref. in- in + tingere to tinge.]
1. The act of tingeing or dyeing. Blount.