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Frighten

//ˈfɹaɪ.tən// verb

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Verb
  1. 1
    To cause to feel fear; to scare; to cause to feel alarm or fright. transitive

    "Avery puts a sheet over her head, pretending to be a ghost to frighten Emily."

  2. 2
    cause fear in wordnet
  3. 3
    To become scared or alarmed. intransitive

    "In fitting the White Leghorns for exhibition, it must be remembered that they are of nervous disposition and frighten easily."

Etymology

From Middle English *frightenen, equivalent to fright + -en.

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