Word of the Day - terrify

terrify

/ˈtɛrɪfʌɪ/ [tare-ih-fie]
verb terrifies, terrifying, terrified
[with object]
Cause to feel extreme fear.
as adjective terrified ‘he is terrified of spiders’
with clause ‘she was terrified he would drop her’

Origin
Late 16th century from Latin terrificare, from terrificus ‘frightening’ (see terrific).

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None of the adorable costumed children actually terrified us when they called out "Trick or Treat", standing at the top of our front steps.

Silly alternate sample sentence:
The ghost terrified the sheet so completely it turned into terrycloth.