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intimidate vs scare away

scare away vs intimidate

intimidate and scare away both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
intimidate No No Yes No
scare away No No Yes No
As verbs, scare away is a hyponym of intimidate; that is, scare away is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than intimidate:
  • intimidate: to compel or deter by or as if by threats
  • scare away: cause to lose courage; to be daunted; to be scared away
Other hyponyms of intimidate include dash, daunt, frighten away, frighten off, pall, scare, scare off.
intimidate (verb) scare away (verb)
make timid or fearful cause to lose courage; to be daunted; to be scared away
to compel or deter by or as if by threats
Difference between intimidate and scare away

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