intimidate

They were too afraid and intimidated, or they thought they wouldn’t be believed, or they thought Trump would sue them for defamation if they told anyone.

“It is obvious that the frivolous lawsuit filed against my firm is an aggressive attempt to intimidate or silence me and ultimately my clients,” Buzbee wrote in a statement.

In its human rights report on Uganda last year, the US State Department said the "authorities used this law to intimidate internet users from criticizing government policies".

The bill, viewed as an effort to intimidate pro-Palestinian groups, failed Tuesday with 145 Democrats and one Republican voting against it.

On other occasions, people have run alongside me to try to intimidate me.