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to frighten someone so that they do what you want them to Don't let her threats intimidate you.

in • tim • i • dat • ing / in ' timadeitig / adjective The new coach is really intimidating.

in • tim • i • da • tion / in|tima ' deijn / noun [noncount]

the intimidation of a witness

in .to © / into; intu/ preposition

1 to the middle or the inside of something Come into the kitchen.

went into town. He fell into the river.

in the direction of something Please speak into the microphone.

against something

The car crashed into a tree.

a word that shows how someone or something changes When it is very cold, water changes into ice.

They made the room into a bedroom.

a word that you use when you divide a number 4 into 12 is 3.

be into something ( informal )

to like something; to be interested in something What kind of music are you into?

in • tol • er • a • ble / in ' talarabl /

so bad or difficult that you cannot accept it The situation was intolerable.

—SYNONYM unbearable

in • tra • net / ' intranet / noun [count]

( computers ) a system of computers inside an organization that makes it possible for people to share information

Look at Internet .

in • tran • si • tive / in ' trrensativ / adjective

( english language arts ) An intransitive verb does not have an object.

Look at transitive .

in • tri • cate / ' intrikat / adjective

having a lot of small parts or complicated details an intricate design

in • trigue / in ' trig / verb ( in . trigues , in . trigu • ing , in . trigued )

to make someone very interested His story intrigued me.

in • trigu • ing / in ' trigig / adjective

I find his novels intriguing.

in .tro duce © / | intra ' dus / ( in . tro . duc es , in . tro . duc . ing , in . tro duced )

to bring people together for the first time and tell each of them the name of the other

She introduced me to her brother.

He introduced himself to me (= told me his name ) .

Style

When we introduce people we say this is not "he is" or "she is" and not "here is": Jan, this is Bob. ♦ Bob, this is Jan.

When you meet someone for the first time, you can say Hello , how are you? or Nice to meet you .

to bring in something new This law was introduced in 2002.

in .tro .due .tion © / mtr^hkm/ noun

[ noncount ] bringing in something new the introduction of computers into schools

[ count ] bringing people together to meet each other

[ count ] a piece of writing at the beginning of a book that tells you about the book

in • tro • vert / ' intravart / noun [ count ]

a quiet, shy person who finds it easier to be alone than with others —ANTONYM extrovert

in • trud • er / in ' trudar / noun [ count ]

a person who enters a place without permission Police say the intruder was not armed.

in • tu • i • tion / |intu ' ijn / noun

[ count, noncount ]

the feeling that you know something is true without being able to explain why

He seemed like a nice guy, but my intuition told me not to trust him.

In • u • it / ' inuat ; ' inyuat / noun [ plural ] a race of people from northern Canada and parts of Greenland and Alaska

in • vade / in veid / verb ( in . vades, in . vad . ing, in . vad . ed )

to go into another country to attack it Military forces invaded in March that year. The noun is invasion . ► in • vad • er / in ' veidar / noun [ count ] They prepared to fight the invaders.

in • va • lid 1 / in 'vrelad / adjective

not legally or officially acceptable

Your passport is invalid. —ANTONYM valid

in • va • lid 2 / ' invalad / noun [ count ]