frighten

verbs

cause fear in
"The stranger who hangs around the building frightens me"; "Ghosts could never affright her"
is derived from
see also
see also
drive out by frightening
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"