/ˈterɪfaɪ/
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Translation
To make someone feel very strong fear.
Word origin
From Latin terrificare, from terrere, meaning to frighten.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- terrere
- English cognates
- terror, terrible
Grammar
Verb typeregular (terrify, terrifies, terrified)
Examples
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"Terrify" is much stronger than "scare".
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"Terrified" is the past form of "terrify".
spiders.
"Terrified of" tells you what causes the very strong fear.
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