v.
Pronunciation: ' fr ī -t ə n
Function: verb
Inflected Form: fright · ened ; fright · en · ing \ ' fr ī -t ə n-i ŋ , ' fr ī t-ni ŋ \
Date: 1630
transitive verb
1 : to make afraid : TERRIFY
2 : to drive or force by frightening < frighten ed the boy into confessing>
intransitive verb : to become frightened
– fright · en · ing · ly \ -t ə n-i ŋ -l ē , -ni ŋ -l ē \ adverb