frighten ( gh silent)

t. [A. S. fyrhtan, afyrhtanto affright; O S. forhtian; O. H. Ger. for ah tan, forhtan; Goth. faurhtjan; O. Fris. fruchta; Low Ger. fruchten; Ger. fürchten; Sw. frukta; Dan. frygte to fear.] To throw into a state of fright; to alarm, to scare, to terrify, to dismay. 'The lightning flies, the thunder roars, And big waves lash the frightened shores." Prior : The Lady's Looking - gla . Crabb thus discriminates between to frighten and to intimidate : "Between frighten and intimi date there is the same difference as between fright and fear ; the danger that is near or before the eyes frightens; that which is seen at a distance intimidates : hence, women are oftener frightened , and men are oftener intimidated : noises will frighten; threats may intimidate : we may run away when we are frightened ; we waver in our resolution when we are intimidated : we fear immediate bodily harm when we are frightened ; we fear harm to our property as well as our persons when we are intimidated : frighten , therefore, is always applied to animals, but intimidate never." ( Crabb : Eng. Synon.) *fright-en-a-ble ( gh silent), a. [Eng. frighten; -able. That may or can be easily frightened. fright-ful ( gh silent), a. [Eng. fright ; -ful ( l ).] *1. Full of or feeling fear; afraid, timid, scared. "See how the frightful herds run from the wood." Browne: Britannia's Pastorals , bk. ii., s. 3. 2. Causing or inspiring fright or alarm; terrible, dreadful, fearful. "Death was denounced; that frightful sound, Which even the best can hardly bear." Dryden: Threnodia August a lis , 196, 197. sin, as; expect, Xenophon, exist. ph = f. IMG:content-0159.jpg:[graphic] IMG:content-0160.png:[blocks in formation] 1. In a manner to cause fright or alarm; dreadfully, terribly, fearfully. "This will make a prodigious ma of water, and looks frightfully to the imagination; 'tis huge and great."Burnet: Theory of the Earth. 2. In an extremely shocking or disagreeable degree or manner; shockingly. "His features were frightfully harsh."-Macaulay: Hist. Eng ., ch. xix. 1930 frig-ld-ly, adv. [Eng. frigid; -ly.) In a frigid, cold, dull or lifele manner; without warmth, animation, or life. *frig'-Id-ne , s. [Eng. frigid ; -ne .] Coldne , coolne , dullne , frigidity.