"affrighten" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

IPA: /əˈfɹaɪtən/ Forms: affrightens [present, singular, third-person], affrightening [participle, present], affrightened [participle, past], affrightened [past]
Etymology: a- + fright + -en Etymology templates: {{af|en|a-|fright|-en}} a- + fright + -en Head templates: {{en-verb}} affrighten (third-person singular simple present affrightens, present participle affrightening, simple past and past participle affrightened)
  1. (archaic) To frighten. Tags: archaic

Inflected forms

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