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Past tense of intimidate

regular verb

The past tense of intimidate is intimidated. The past participle is also intimidated.

Forms of intimidate

Base form (V1)intimidate /ɪnˈtɪmɪdeɪt/
Past tense (V2)intimidated /ɪnˈtɪm.ɪ.deɪ.tɪd/
Past participle (V3)intimidated /ɪnˈtɪm.ɪ.deɪ.tɪd/
Present participleintimidating
Third person singularintimidates

Intimidated in a sentence

  • Intimidated by Scott’s swan dives, Lewis chose to underwhelm the poolside panel with a different approach.2011 August 5, Melissa Bell, “‘Leisure Dive,’ the latest in online photography pranks”, in The Washington Post, archived from the original…. From the entry corona
  • Don’t let yourself be milquetoastedly intimidated by sober equations, credentials, and prizes.2009, Pablo Triana, “An Unhealthy Yearning for Precision”, in Lecturing Birds on Flying: Can Mathematical Theories Destroy the Financial…. From the entry milquetoastedly
  • The Baath was small but well organized and bold, and could not be intimidated.1995, Milton Viorst, Sandcastles, page 23. From the entry Baath
  • They are not intimidated by being whipped with a wet noodle, and Jackson-Vanik is a wet noodle.1990, United States. Congress. House. Committee on Ways and Means. Subcommittee on Trade, United States--People's Republic of China (PRC)…. From the entry wet noodle
  • Then, for the moment that they waved decorously back, they were intimidated.1965, James Baldwin, “The Rockpile”, in Going to Meet the Man, Dial Press. From the entry decorously

Meaning of intimidate

  1. verb To make timid or afraid; to cause to feel fear or nervousness; to deter, especially by threats of violence.

Full definition of intimidate

Questions about the past tense of intimidate

What is the past tense of intimidate?
The past tense of intimidate is intimidated.
What is the past participle of intimidate?
The past participle of intimidate is intimidated.
Is intimidate a regular or irregular verb?
Intimidate is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.

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