Intimidate
Intimidate , transitive verb
[Late Latin intimidatus, past participle of intimidare to frighten; pref. in- in + timidus fearful, timid: compare French intimider. See Timid.]
To make timid or fearful; to inspire of affect with fear; to deter, as by threats; to dishearten; to abash.
Now guilt, once harbored in the conscious breast,
Intimidates the brave, degrades the great.