"unfrighten" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: unfrightens [present, singular, third-person], unfrightening [participle, present], unfrightened [participle, past], unfrightened [past]
Etymology: un- + frighten Etymology templates: {{pre|en|un|frighten|id1=reversive}} un- + frighten Head templates: {{en-verb}} unfrighten (third-person singular simple present unfrightens, present participle unfrightening, simple past and past participle unfrightened)
  1. (transitive) To make a person no longer frightened. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-unfrighten-en-verb-9Vvsm60d Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with un- (reversive)

Inflected forms

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