BOGART Synonyms: 62 Similar and Opposite Words

bogart

verb

ˈbō-ˌgärt

Definition of bogart

as in to intimidate

to make timid or fearful by or as if by threats our coach told us not to let the other team bogart us on the field

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Recent Examples of bogart Yet she isn’t allowed to bogart the apercus; each of the characters gets a chance to shine, though some all but cry out for larger parts, larger lily pads on which to brood. — Rhoda Feng, Washington Post, 19 Mar. 2024 In Schutz’s attempt to reflect reality, her own gestures bogart the image, reopening a decades-old wound without bringing a new dimension of understanding to it. — Kimberly Drew, Vulture, 31 Jan. 2022 Back in the Dark Ages of cannabis consumption, the only rule that seemed to matter was not to bogart that joint. — Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2020 Built in 1963, the State House was designed to house the Alabama Department of Transportation, but in 1985, the Legislature bogarted the building while the capitol across the street was being renovated. — Kyle Whitmire, al, 25 Mar. 2020 Tres Santos was accused of bogarting the small town’s water supply and displacing the local fisherman, who had been using the beach at Punta Lobos for generations. — Christina Pérez, Vogue, 21 May 2017

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The Basij boosted its presence during the war, and hard-liners have held nightly rallies in Tehran and other cities, drumming up support and intimidating any possible dissenters.

— Lee Keath, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2026
Civil rights organizations including the American Civil Liberties Union accused the department of attempting to intimidate the public by arming agents with another use-of-force option.

— Christopher Buchanan, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of intimidate

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Trump has been bullying Canada since the start of his second term.

— Robert B. Reich, Hartford Courant, 25 Aug. 2026
All of us artists could stand to be more like Mark, willing to speak out for oppressed people everywhere, even when powerful people try to bully us into silence.

— Abid Rahman, HollywoodReporter, 25 Aug. 2026

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