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Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913

Terrify

/tĕr'-əf-īˌ/ · Ter·ri·fy · IPA /ˈtɛɹɪfaɪ/
01 v. t. To make terrible.
imp. & p. p. Terrified; p. pr. & vb. n. Terrifying
  1. 1.
    To make terrible.[Obs.]
    “If the law, instead of aggravating and terrifying sin, shall give out license, it foils itself.” Milton.
  2. 2.
    To alarm or shock with fear; to frighten.
    “When ye shall hear of wars . . . be not terrified.” — Luke xxi. 9.