terrify

A2
US /ˈtɛɹɪfaɪ/
verb Freq #25965

Meanings

  1. 1
    verb

    To menace or intimidate.

    Your men are valiant but their number few, And cannot terrifie his mightie hoſt, […]

  2. 2
    verb

    fill with terror

  3. 3
    verb

    To frighten greatly; to fill with terror.

  4. 4
    verb

    To make terrible.

Etymology

From Middle French terrifier, from Latin terrificare.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
2 verb · fill with terror terroriseterrorize
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