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frighten
verbs
cause fear in
"The stranger who hangs around the building frightens me"; "Ghosts could never affright her"
affright,
fright,
frighten,
scare
is derived from
frightening
see also
frighten off
see also
frighten away
drive out by frightening
frighten
is a type of (narrower)
force to go away; used both with concrete and metaphoric meanings
"Drive away potential burglars"; "drive away bad thoughts"; "dispel doubts"; "The supermarket had to turn back many disappointed customers"
chase away,
dispel,
drive away,
drive off,
drive out,
run off,
turn back
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