terrify
/ˈteɹəˌfaɪ/TEH-ruh-figh
/ˈtɛɹəˌfaɪ/TEH-ruh-figh
Meaningto frighten
Common meaning: to fill with fear
- terrto frightenLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1860 · scan
- ifyverb ending: to make
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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Origin: Built on Latin terreō ‘to frighten’.
Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry terreō, p. 1860 · dictionary scan
Roots
- terreō, -ēre Latin “to frighten”
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