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What does terrify mean?

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Verb
  1. To frighten greatly; to fill with terror.
  2. To menace or intimidate.
  3. (obsolete) To make terrible.
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Some parts of the job I could do with my eyes closed, other parts baffle and terrify me.
One is white muslin from the 1920s and the other red satin from the 1970s, and they terrify me.
John hugely enjoys his regular opportunity to terrify the children and clout his fellow cast members!
Junior high and high school can terrify the wits out of those who are just entering.
The sight of these illuminated beasts, belching out fire and smoke on a dark night was intended to terrify would-be intruders.
Perhaps, though I scarcely dare to hope it, the hydrogen bomb will terrify mankind into sanity and tolerance.

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