unintimidate

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verb

To make no longer intimidated; to reassure.

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Meanings

verbunintimidate (third-person singular simple present unintimidates, present participle unintimidating, simple past and past participle unintimidated)

present singular third person unintimidates · participle present unintimidating · participle past unintimidated · past unintimidated

  1. transitiveTo make no longer intimidated; to reassure.

    His purpose in dwelling on labor was to demystify the business of authorities, to unintimidate the uninitiated.

    1993, Joseph H. Carens, Democracy and Possessive Individualism, page 93

Origin

From un- + intimidate.

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APA

unintimidate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unintimidate

MLA

“unintimidate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unintimidate. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unintimidate,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unintimidate.

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