Intimidate (v) to frighten or threaten someone, usually in order to persuade them to do something

#intimidate
verb [ T ] UK ​ /ɪnˈtɪm.ɪ.deɪt/ US ​ /ɪnˈtɪm.ə.deɪt/
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to frighten or threaten someone, usually in order to persuade them to do something that you want them to do:
They were intimidated into accepting a pay …