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Verb: frighten  frIt(u)n
  1. Cause fear in
    "The stranger who hangs around the building frightens me"
    - fright, scare, affright
     
  2. Drive out by frightening

Derived forms: frightened, frightening, frightens

See also: frighten off, frightening

Type of: chase away, dispel, drive away, drive off, drive out, excite, run off, shake, shake up, stimulate, stir, turn back

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