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terrify

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Scrabble points
13
Words With Friends
12
Letters
7
Pronunciation
/ˈtɛɹɪfaɪ/

Definition of terrify

3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

verb

  1. To frighten greatly; to fill with terror.
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verb

  1. To frighten greatly; to fill with terror.
  2. To menace or intimidate.
    “Your men are valiant but their number few, And cannot terrifie his mightie hoſt, […]”
  3. (obsolete)To make terrible.

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Etymology

From Middle French terrifier, from Latin terrificare.

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