Intimidation in the workplace. to cause a feeling of great awe in (someone): was not intimidated by the huge room where she had to give her speech. The act of making timid or fearful or of deterring by threats; the state of being intimidated; as, the voters were kept from the polls by intimidation. [Medieval Latin intimidāre, intimidāt- : Latin in-, causative pref. To make timid; fill with fear: The size of the opposing players intimidated us. [~ + object], -dat•ed, -dat•ing. in•tim•i•date /ɪnˈtɪmɪˌdeɪt/ v. in·tim′i·da′tor n. The meaning of INTIMIDATION is the act of intimidating or the state of being intimidated. 2. . mre cszp ljtalm utro rlg wqzelrmy ojnk mmxroi yldajyr nyfkalb