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frighten

fright·en [ frt'n ] (past and past participle fright·ened, present participle fright·en·ing, 3rd person present singular fright·ens)


verb 
Definition:
 
1. transitive and intransitive verb make or become afraid: to make somebody feel fear, or be made to feel fear

2. transitive verb scare into leaving: to force or drive somebody or something away through fear
had frightened off all the competition


fright·ened adjective
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