Tease vs Intimidate - What's the difference?
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To separate the fibres of a fibrous material.
To comb (originally with teasels) so that the fibres all lie in one direction.
To back-comb.
To poke fun at.
To provoke or disturb; to annoy.
* (1800-1859)
*:Hesuffered them to tease him into acts directly opposed to his strongest inclinations.
*1684 , , (Hudibras)
*:Not by the force of carnal reason, / But indefatigable teasing .
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*:"My tastes," he said, still smiling, "incline me to the garishly sunlit side of this planet." And, to tease her and arouse her to combat: "I prefer a farandole to a nocturne; I'd rather have a painting than an etching; Mr. Whistler bores me with his monochromatic mud; I don't like dull colours, dull sounds, dull intellects;."
To entice, to tempt.
To make timid or fearful; to inspire or affect with fear; to deter, as by threats; to dishearten; to abash.
To impress, amaze, excite or induce extraordinary affection in others toward oneself.
Tease is a related term of intimidate.
As verbs the difference between tease and intimidate
is that tease is to separate the fibres of a fibrous material while intimidate is to make timid or fearful; to inspire or affect with fear; to deter, as by threats; to dishearten; to abash.As a noun tease
is one who teases.tease
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Verb
(teas)Derived terms
* tease out * teaserSynonyms
* (cock tease) cockteaser, prickteaserAnagrams
*intimidate
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Verb
(intimidat)- He's trying to intimidate you. If you ignore him, hopefully he'll stop.