frighten

Definition of Frighten in English :

1. affright, fright, frighten, scare

cause fear in

Example Sentences:
'The stranger who hangs around the building frightens me'
'Ghosts could never affright her'

2. frighten

drive out by frightening

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Frighten

verb (transitive)

1.

to cause fear in; terrify; scare

2.

to drive or force to go (away, off, out, in, etc) by making afraid

verb transitive

1.

to cause to feel fright; make suddenly afraid; scare; terrify

2.

to force (away, out, or off) or bring (into a specified condition) by making afraid

to frighten someone into confessing

verb intransitive

3.

to become suddenly afraid

v. fright·ened, fright·en·ing, fright·ens

v.tr.

1. To fill with fear; alarm.

2. To drive or force by arousing fear: The suspect was frightened into confessing.

v.intr.

To become afraid: told ghost stories to campers who frightened easily.