All 3 Uses of
intimidate
in
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
- He was not intimidated by his change of venue.†
p. 43.1 *intimidated = fearful or threatened
- They strutted with an aura of invincibility, and along with some of the Mexican students who put knives in their tall pompadours they absolutely intimidated the white girls and those Black and Mexican students who had no shield of fearlessness.†
p. 214.5
- She was stimulating instead of intimidating.†
p. 216.6intimidating = making fearful
Definition:
make fearful of inadequacy
or:
threaten
or:
threaten