terrify en · VERB
Pronunciation
- /ˈtɛɹɪfaɪ/
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Etymology
From Middle French terrifier, from Latin terrificare.
Meanings
- To frighten greatly; to fill with terror.
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To menace or intimidate.
Your men are valiant but their number few, And cannot terrifie his mightie hoſt, […]
c. 1587–1588 (date written), [Christopher Marlowe], Tamburlaine the Great. […] The First Part […], 2nd edition, part 1, London: […] [R. Robinson for] Richard Iones, […], published 1592, →OCLC; reprinted as Tamburlaine the Great (A Scolar Press Facsimile), Menston, Yorkshire; London: Scolar Press, 1973, →ISBN, Act III, scene iii:
- (obsolete) To make terrible.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| terrifie | alternative | lexicographic | |
| terrified | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| terrified | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| terrifies | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| terrifying | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Relateds
terrifying · terror · terrible · terrific · terrorize · terrorist
Translations (38)
tr gözünü korkutmak (to menace or intimidate) · ro înspăimânta (to frighten greatly; to fill with terror) · bg спла́швам (to menace or intimidate) · tr dehşete düşürmek (to frighten greatly; to fill with terror) · de erschrecken (to frighten greatly; to fill with terror) · fi kauhistuttaa (to frighten greatly; to fill with terror) · bg пла́ша (to frighten greatly; to fill with terror) · fi pelottaa (to frighten greatly; to fill with terror) · fi pelottaa (to menace or intimidate) · ka შეძრწუნება (to frighten greatly; to fill with terror) · mi whakaihi (to frighten greatly; to fill with terror) · bg спла́ша (to menace or intimidate) · tl sindakin (to frighten greatly; to fill with terror) · bg запла́швам (to menace or intimidate) · ru запуга́ть (to menace or intimidate) · bg ужася́вам (to frighten greatly; to fill with terror) · ru ужасну́ть (to frighten greatly; to fill with terror) · tr yıldırmak (to menace or intimidate) · ca aterrir (to frighten greatly; to fill with terror) · el κατατρομάζω (to frighten greatly; to fill with terror) · fr terrifier (to frighten greatly; to fill with terror) · pt aterrorizar (to frighten greatly; to fill with terror) · el τρομάζω (to frighten greatly; to fill with terror) · bg ужася́ (to frighten greatly; to fill with terror) · ru ужаса́ть (to frighten greatly; to fill with terror) · ru запу́гивать (to menace or intimidate) · ca terroritzar (to frighten greatly; to fill with terror) · ka დაშინება (to frighten greatly; to fill with terror) · sl prestrašiti (to frighten greatly; to fill with terror) · bg запла́ша (to menace or intimidate) · mr घाबरवणे (to frighten greatly; to fill with terror) · es aterrar (to frighten greatly; to fill with terror) · el τρομοκρατώ (to menace or intimidate) · grc πτοέω (to frighten greatly; to fill with terror) · ka დაზაფრვა (to frighten greatly; to fill with terror) · eo teruri (to frighten greatly; to fill with terror) · it terrorizzare (to frighten greatly; to fill with terror) · la terreō (to frighten greatly; to fill with terror)