Apologies, not attempting to be a word or grammar Nazi in doing this. I became confused more so than normally for me. The word used in the post is what seems to have spurred that confusion. Intimate means something differently than intimidate. Using words like that is helped by understanding meanings, it further helps better communication as well. Confusion is no fun to handle. Again, my apologies if this seems harsh, it is not intended as such.
intimating -
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Intimate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Intimated}; p. pr. p. p. {Intimated}; p. pr. &
[In"ti*mate]
Intimate \In"ti*mate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Intimated; p. pr. & vb. n. Intimating.] [L. intimatus, p. p. of intimare to put, bring, drive, or press into, to announce, make known, from intimus the inmost. See Intimate, a.] [1913 Webster]
1. To announce; to declare; to publish; to communicate; to make known. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
He, incontinent, did proclaim and intimate open war. --E. Hall. [1913 Webster]
So both conspiring 'gan to intimate Each other's grief. --Spenser. [1913 Webster]
2. To suggest obscurely or indirectly; to refer to remotely; to give slight notice of; to hint; as, he intimated his intention of resigning his office. [1913 Webster]
The names of simple ideas and substances, with the abstract ideas in the mind, intimate some real existence, from which was derived their original pattern. --Locke. [1913 Webster]
intimidating -
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Intimidate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Intimidated}; [In*tim"i*date]
Intimidate \In*tim"i*date\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Intimidated; p. pr. & vb. n.
Intimidating.] [LL. intimidatus, p. p. of intimidare to frighten; pref. in- in + timidus fearful, timid: cf. F. intimider. See Timid.] To make timid or fearful; to inspire of affect with fear; to deter, as by threats; to dishearten; to abash. [1913 Webster]
Now guilt, once harbored in the conscious breast, Intimidates the brave, degrades the great. --Johnson.
Syn: To dishearten; dispirit; abash; deter; frighten; terrify; daunt; cow. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
intimidating adj. [intimidating]
intimidating \intimidating\ adj. discouraging; inhibiting; deterring. Opposite of encouraging.
Syn: daunting. [WordNet 1.5]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
intimidating
intimidating adj 1: discouraging through fear [syn: daunting, intimidating]
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
30 Moby Thesaurus words for "intimidating":
30 Moby Thesaurus words for "intimidating": abusive, admonitory, bludgeoning, blustering, browbeating, bulldozing, bullying, cautionary, comminatory, denunciatory, deterrent, discouraging, disinclining, dissuading, dissuasive, expostulatory, fear-inspiring, foreboding, hectoring, imminent, lowering, menacing, minacious, minatory, monitory, ominous, terroristic, terrorizing, threatening, threatful
