terrify

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[edit] Etymology

From Latin terrificare

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  • IPA: /'tɛrɪfaɪ/

[edit] Verb

Infinitive
to terrify

Third person singular
terrifies

Simple past
terrified

Past participle
terrified

Present participle
terrifying

to terrify (third-person singular simple present terrifies, present participle terrifying, simple past and past participle terrified)

  1. To frighten greatly; to fill with terror.
  2. To menace or intimidate.

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to frighten greatly; to fill with terror
to menace or intimidate
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