TERRIFY Meaning of TERRIFY in English [ter.ri.fy] vt -fied ; -fy.ing [L terrificare, fr. terrificus] (1575) 1 a: to drive or impel by menacing: scare b: deter, intimidate 2: to fill with terror Merriam-Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Merriam Webster. 2012