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18 words match “TERRIFY”

TERRIFY v. 2 definitions
To make terrible. [Obs.] If the law, instead of aggravating and terrifying sin, shall give out license, it foils itself. Milton.
AFFRIGHTFUL a.
Terrifying; frightful. -- Af*fright"ful*ly, adv. [Archaic] Bugbears or affrightful apparitions. Cudworth.
AGAST; AGHAST v.
To affright; to terrify. [Obs.] Chaucer. Spenser.
AGRISE v.
To terrify; to affright. [Obs.] His manly face that did his foes agrise. Spenser.
AWHAPE v.
To confound; to terrify; to amaze. [Obs.] Spenser.
DARE v.
To terrify; to daunt. [Obs.] For I have done those follies, those mad mischiefs, Would dare a woman. Beau. & Fl. To dare larks, to catch them by producing terror through to use of mirrors, scarlet cloth, a hawk, etc., so that they lie still till a net is thrown over them. Nares.
DAW v.
To daunt; to terrify. [Obs.] B. Jonson.
DISMAY v.
ts or courage of; to deprive or firmness and energy through fear; to daunt; to appall; to terrify. Be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed. Josh. i. 9. What words be these What fears do you dismay Fairfax.
DISMAYFUL a.
Terrifying. Spenser.
FEAR v.
To affright; to terrify; to drive away or prevent approach of by fear. z2 fera their people from doing evil. Robynsin (More's utopia). Tush, tush! fear boys with bugs. Shak.
FRAY v.
To frighten; to terrify; to alarm. I. Taylor. What frays ye, that were wont to comfort me affrayed Spenser.
FRIGHT v.
To alarm suddenly; to shock by causing sudden fear; to terrify; to scare. Nor exile or danger can fright a brave spirit. Dryden.
FRIGHTEN v.
To disturb with fear; to throw into a state of alarm or fright; to affright; to terrify. More frightened than hurt. Old Proverb.
GALLOW v.
To fright or terrify. See Gally, v. t. [Obs.] Shak.
GAST v.
To make aghast; to frighten; to terrify. See Aghast. [Obs.] Chaucer. Shak.
GORGONIAN a.
Pertaining to, or resembling, a Gorgon; terrifying into stone; terrific. The rest his look Bound with Gorgonian rigor not to move. Milton.
MARA n.
emon who torments people in sleep by crouching on their chests or stomachs, or by causing terrifying visions.
TREMENDOUS a.
Fitted to excite fear or terror; such as may astonish or terrify by its magnitude, force, or violence; terrible; dreadful; as, a tremendous wind; a tremendous shower; a tremendous shock or fall. A tremendous mischief was a foot. Motley.