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  • 131intimidate — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. subdue, cow, bully, scare, frighten, overawe. See fear, threat. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. scare, overawe, cow, browbeat; see frighten 1 , 2 , threaten 1 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. scare,… …

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  • 132affright — I. v. a. Frighten, terrify, alarm, scare, daunt, appall, dismay, shock, confound, dishearten, dispirit, fright, intimidate, startle, overawe, put in fear. II. n. Terror, fear, fright, alarm, dismay, consternation, panic …

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