terrify
English
Alternative forms
- terrifie (obsolete)
Etymology
From Middle French terrifier, from Latin terrificare
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtɛɹɪfaɪ/
Verb
terrify (third-person singular simple present terrifies, present participle terrifying, simple past and past participle terrified)
- To frighten greatly; to fill with terror.
- To menace or intimidate.
- (obsolete) To make terrible.
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:frighten
Translations
to frighten greatly; to fill with terror
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to menace or intimidate
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