TERRIFIES

Verb

terrifies

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of terrify

Source: Wiktionary


TERRIFY

Ter"ri*fy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Terrified; p. pr. & vb. n. Terrifying.] Etym: [L. terrere to frighten + -fy: cf. F. terrifier, L. terrificare. See Terrific, and -fy.]

1. To make terrible. [Obs.] If the law, instead of aggravating and terrifying sin, shall give out license, it foils itself. Milton.

2. To alarm or shock with fear; to frighten. When ye shall hear of wars . . . be not terrified. Luke xxi. 9.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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10 May 2024

MASQUERADE

(verb) pretend to be someone or something that you are not; “he is masquerading as an expert on the internet”; “This silly novel is masquerading as a serious historical treaty”


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