atemorizar

/atemoɾiˈzaɾ/

verb C1

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

present (eu)
atemorizo
preterite (eu)
atemorizei
past participle
atemorizado

Meaning

  1. to terrify

    • O barulho me atemorizou.

      The noise terrified me.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: action. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: transitive.

Similar words

terrificar

atemorizar and terrificar are close synonyms for "to terrify"; terrificar is rarer, more literary.

Similar in other languages

Spanish

aterrar

aterrar is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to terrify."

Spanish

aterrorizar

aterrorizar is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to terrify."

Practice

1 What does atemorizar mean?

2 Which fingerprint chart matches atemorizar?

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