terrificare

terrificare
v. tr.
(raro) atterrire, spaventare, terrorizzare CONTR. rassicurare, tranquillizzare.

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  • terrificare — v. tr. [dal lat. terrificare, per influenza del fr. terrifier ] (io terrìfico, tu terrìfichi, ecc.). [riempire di terrore] ▶◀ e ◀▶ [➨ terrorizzare (1)] …   Enciclopedia Italiana

  • terrificare — ter·ri·fi·cà·re v.tr. (io terrìfico) BU atterrire, spaventare {{line}} {{/line}} DATA: 1640. ETIMO: dal lat. terrĭfĭcāre, v. anche terrifico …   Dizionario italiano

  • terrificare — {{hw}}{{terrificare}}{{/hw}}v. tr.  (io terrifico , tu terrifichi ) (raro) Riempire di spavento …   Enciclopedia di italiano

  • terrifier — [ terifje ] v. tr. <conjug. : 7> • 1794; lat. terrificare ♦ Frapper de terreur, d une vive crainte. ⇒ effrayer, terroriser. Leurs cris terrifiaient l enfant. P. p. adj. Un enfant terrifié. ⊗ CONTR. Rassurer. ● terrifier verbe transitif… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • terrifiant — terrifiant, iante [ terifjɑ̃, jɑ̃t ] adj. • 1558; de terrifier ou du lat. terrificare ♦ Qui terrifie, qui est propre à inspirer de la terreur, de l horreur. ⇒ effrayant, paniquant, terrible. Cris terrifiants. « Les masques terrifiants ou hilares… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Terrified — Terrify Ter ri*fy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Terrified}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Terrifying}.] [L. terrere to frighten + fy: cf. F. terrifier, L. terrificare. See {Terrific}, and { fy}.] 1. To make terrible. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] If the law, instead of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Terrify — Ter ri*fy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Terrified}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Terrifying}.] [L. terrere to frighten + fy: cf. F. terrifier, L. terrificare. See {Terrific}, and { fy}.] 1. To make terrible. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] If the law, instead of aggravating… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Terrifying — Terrify Ter ri*fy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Terrified}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Terrifying}.] [L. terrere to frighten + fy: cf. F. terrifier, L. terrificare. See {Terrific}, and { fy}.] 1. To make terrible. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] If the law, instead of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • terrify — transitive verb ( fied; fying) Etymology: Latin terrificare, from terrificus Date: 15th century 1. a. to drive or impel by menacing ; scare b. deter, intimidate 2. to fill with terror …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • terrify — terrifier, n. terrifyingly, adv. /ter euh fuy /, v.t., terrified, terrifying. to fill with terror or alarm; make greatly afraid. [1565 75; < L terrificare, equiv. to terr(ere) to frighten + ificare IFY] Syn. See frighten. * * * …   Universalium

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