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terrify

ter·ri·fy [ térrə f ] (past and past participle ter·ri·fied, present participle ter·ri·fy·ing, 3rd person present singular ter·ri·fies)


transitive verb 
Definition:
 
1. make somebody very frightened: to make somebody feel very frightened or alarmed

2. intimidate somebody: to coerce somebody to do something by using threats
terrified into naming the members

[Late 16th century. < Latin terrificare< terrificus (see terrific)]

ter·ri·fi·er noun
ter·ri·fy·ing adjective
ter·ri·fy·ing·ly adverb
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