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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Frighten \Fright"en\, v. t. [imp. {Frightened}; p. pr & vb n.
{Frightening}.] [See {Fright}, v. t.]
To disturb with fear; to throw into a state of alarm or
fright; to affright; to terrify.
More frightened than hurt. --Old Proverb.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
frighten
v 1: cause fear in "The stranger who hangs around the building
frightens me" [syn: {fright}, {scare}, {affright}]
2: drive out by frightening
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